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Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit

England
List entry 1010595
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010595
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SX 57955 90199
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a round cairn, a characteristic funerary structure of the Bronze Age period, associated with a shelter feature. Its position on the elevated moorland of Dartmoor reflects the typical landscape exploitation and ritual practices of Bronze Age communities in south-west England. The monument remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns on Dartmoor.

Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010595. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit?

Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010595.

Who is responsible for protecting Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit?

Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes 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 1010595.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two stone hut circles 1000m north of Standon Down (8 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down (8.2 km), Round cairn on Standon Hill (9.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two stone hut circles 1000m north of Standon Down
8 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down
8.2 km
Round cairn on Standon Hill
9.1 km
Round cairn 250m south east of Standon Farm
9.4 km
Willsworthy Pound adjacent to Willsworthy Bridge
9.7 km
Two prehistoric settlements 1280m SSW of The Grey Wethers
9.8 km
Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and cairn 460m north east of Rough Tor
10.4 km
Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit

Round cairn and shelter 140m north west of Yes 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 and shelter 140m north west of Yes Tor summit

ExeterRoman town · ~21.1 miles
Domesday entry for Sourton, Devon →
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