Round cairn and later tin prospecting pits 615m ESE of Down Tor

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History & significance

Round cairn and later tin prospecting pits 615m ESE of Down Tor is a complex archaeological monument comprising a Bronze Age round cairn with associated later medieval or post-medieval tin prospecting pits. The round cairn represents a funerary monument from the Bronze Age period, typical of upland Dartmoor where such structures are common, whilst the overlying or adjacent tin prospecting pits indicate subsequent exploitation of the moorland during periods of tin mining activity. The monument demonstrates the successive phases of human activity on Dartmoor, with the cairn serving as evidence of prehistoric burial practice and the pits reflecting later economic use of the landscape. The site is located on the high moorland terrain characteristic of Dartmoor in Devon, where such palimpsestic archaeological landscapes preserve multiple periods of human activity.

Round cairn and later tin prospecting pits 615m ESE of Down Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009089. View the official record →

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