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Cox Tor is a Bronze Age cairn cemetery in Devon located on elevated moorland, comprising multiple burial mounds including the principal round cairn known as Tor cairn. The site features a stone hut circle positioned on the summit of the main cairn, a structure whose relationship to the original Bronze Age burial monument indicates later prehistoric or Iron Age occupation and reuse of the landscape. The cairn cemetery represents an important concentration of burial activity from the second millennium before the present, reflecting the ritual and settlement patterns of upland Devon during the Bronze Age. The presence of the hut circle demonstrates the continued significance of prominent topographical locations for habitation across successive prehistoric periods.
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 →
Cox Tor is a Bronze Age cairn cemetery in Devon located on elevated moorland, comprising multiple burial mounds including the principal round cairn known as Tor cairn. 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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