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Tor cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Cox Tor in Devon, forming part of a round cairn cemetery that dates to the second millennium BCE. The site comprises multiple burial cairns distributed across the tor's summit, representing a significant concentration of prehistoric mortuary activity. A stone hut circle also occupies the summit, its dating and relationship to the cairn cemetery reflecting the long history of occupation and use of this elevated location. The monuments together demonstrate the sequential phases of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice at this strategically positioned upland site.
Tor cairn forming part of a round cairn cemetery, and a stone hut circle on the summit of Cox Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011500. View the official record →
Tor cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Cox Tor in Devon, forming part of a round cairn cemetery that dates to the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011500.
Tor cairn forming part of a round cairn cemetery, and a stone hut circle on the summit of Cox 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 1011500.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckland Abbey (10.3 km), Part of Eylesbarrow Reave (10.3 km), Cairn south-east of Ringmoor Cottage (10.4 km).
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