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Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor

England
List entry 1016922
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016922
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 60524 78663
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor is a prehistoric burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The monument consists of a circular mound of stones with an associated stone burial chamber or cist, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in the region. Such cairns represent important evidence of ritual practices and settlement patterns during the Bronze Age, when communal and individual burial monuments were constructed across the upland areas of south west England. The site's location on Dartmoor reflects the intensive use of this landscape during the second and early first millennia BC for both settlement and ceremonial purposes.

Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016922. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor?

The round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor is a prehistoric burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016922.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor?

Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow 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 1016922.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone alignment and cairn 830m east of Down Tor (9.5 km), Round cairn and later tin prospecting pits 615m ESE of Down Tor (9.5 km), A 350m length of reave on Hingston Hill, 470m NNW of Combshead Tor (9.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stone alignment and cairn 830m east of Down Tor
9.5 km
Round cairn and later tin prospecting pits 615m ESE of Down Tor
9.5 km
A 350m length of reave on Hingston Hill, 470m NNW of Combshead Tor
9.6 km
Round cairn 100m south of Down Tor
9.7 km
Two stone hut circles 160m south of Down Tor
9.8 km
Stone hut circle 240m south of Down Tor
9.8 km
An enclosed stone hut circle settlement and later tin working earthworks, 540m south east of Down Tor
9.9 km
Round cairn 340m ESE of Norsworthy Bridge
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor

Round cairn and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor 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 and cist on the south west side of Crow Tor

ExeterRoman town · ~21.3 miles
Domesday entry for Willsworthy, Devon →
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