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Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular cairn of stone, characteristic of ring cairn construction typical of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as burial structures and represent important evidence of funerary practice and settlement patterns on Dartmoor during prehistory. The monument's location near Hound Tor, one of Dartmoor's prominent tors, places it within a landscape of significant archaeological interest containing multiple Bronze Age sites.
Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016254. View the official record →
Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016254.
Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016254.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pound at Newbridge (7.9 km), Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (8.9 km), Ring cairn on Holne Moor 430m south west of Seale's Stoke (9.5 km).
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