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Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit

England
List entry 1010789
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010789
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 63240 89866
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn survives as a circular mound of stones typical of Dartmoor's extensive Bronze Age burial landscape, dating to the second millennium BCE. Such monuments represent the ritual interment practices of early metal-working communities and form part of the concentrated distribution of barrows across the moorland plateau. The site's preservation within the upland environment contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and funerary customs in the South West peninsula.

Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010789. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit?

Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010789.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit?

Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit 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 1010789.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge (9.2 km), Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor (9.2 km), Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor (9.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge
9.2 km
Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor
9.2 km
Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor
9.3 km
Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Broadun Ring, 500m north west of Hartland Tor
9.7 km
Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor
9.8 km
Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and cairn 460m north east of Rough Tor
9.9 km
Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
10 km
Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit

Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Round cairn 80m south west of Little Hound Tor summit

ExeterRoman town · ~17.9 miles
Domesday entry for Throwleigh, Devon →
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