Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit

Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit

England
List entry 1007979
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007979
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SX 54344 78364
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The three cairns, which survive as earthwork remains, represent typical examples of the burial practices prevalent during the Bronze Age period in south-western England, when such stone or earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of prominent individuals or community members. The site's location on high ground is consistent with the pattern of Bronze Age cairn distribution across Dartmoor. These monuments form part of the substantial archaeological record of prehistoric activity preserved on the moorland landscape.

Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007979. View the official record →

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What is Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit?

Three round cairns 310m south of White 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 1007979.

Who is responsible for protecting Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit?

Three round cairns 310m south of White 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 1007979.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features (10 km), Tin mill, tinwork and post-medieval farmstead at Outcombe, 260m east of eastern boundary of Roughtor Plantation (10.4 km), Stone hut circle settlement 250m east of Cuckoo Rock (10.5 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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit

Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Three round cairns 310m south of White Tor summit

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