Round cairn 590m south-west of Beardown Man lying on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor

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History & significance

Round cairn 590m south-west of Beardown Man lying on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn consists of a substantial mound of stones constructed during the second millennium BC, representing a characteristic form of burial practice on the high moorland during the Bronze Age period. Its location on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor places it within an area of considerable prehistoric activity, where multiple contemporary monuments cluster in the landscape. The monument survives as a visible earthwork and has been formally designated as a heritage asset of national importance.

Round cairn 590m south-west of Beardown Man lying on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012545. View the official record →

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