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Tor cairn 170m south of Cox Tor summit is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a substantial round cairn cemetery on Dartmoor in Devon. The cairn consists of a rubble mound constructed during the second millennium BC, characteristic of the funerary practices and landscape exploitation of the Bronze Age communities inhabiting the high moorland. Its location within a wider cemetery context indicates the significance of this area as a burial ground across an extended period, reflecting patterns of ceremonial land use on Dartmoor. The monument survives as an archaeological record of ritual practice and settlement organization in prehistoric Devon.
Tor cairn 170m south of Cox Tor summit forming part of a round cairn cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011252. View the official record →
Tor cairn 170m south of Cox Tor summit is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a substantial round cairn cemetery on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011252.
Tor cairn 170m south of Cox Tor summit forming part of a round cairn cemetery 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 1011252.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage (10.2 km), One of a group of three cairns on Ringmoor Down (10.3 km), Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage (10.3 km).
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