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Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones constructed during the Bronze Age period, likely dating to the second millennium BC, and represents a form of funerary architecture common to upland areas of south-western England during this era. Its position on the tor summit indicates deliberate placement within a prominent landscape setting, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age burial practices that afforded visual prominence and ritual significance. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement patterns on Dartmoor.
Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010788. View the official record →
Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010788.
Round cairn on the summit of Little Hound 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 1010788.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tinners' building in Great Stannon Newtake, 810m north west of Stannon Tor (8.5 km), Two round cairns 800m north west of Statts Bridge (9.3 km), Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlement, two cairns and a stone alignment in Little Stannon Newtake, 900m south east of Stannon Tor (9.3 km).
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