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Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed as a burial structure, typical of the ceremonial and mortuary practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. Such cairns served as territorial markers and repositories for the dead, reflecting the social organization and ritual beliefs of their builders during the second millennium before Christ. The monument contributes to the broader landscape of Dartmoor's Bronze Age heritage, which is exceptionally rich in such funerary remains and settlement evidence.
Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011457. View the official record →
Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down 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 1011457.
Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor 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 1011457.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, round cairn, pillow mound and tinworking earthworks 820m WSW of Nun's Cross (9.6 km), An enclosed stone hut circle settlement 940m WSW of Nun's Cross (9.7 km), Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor (9.8 km).
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