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Tor cairn is a Bronze Age cairn situated on the summit of High Willhays in Devon, the highest point on Dartmoor at approximately 621 metres. The monument consists of a substantial mound of stones accumulated through deliberate construction rather than natural formation, characteristic of funerary and ceremonial monuments dating to the Bronze Age period. Its prominent hilltop location suggests it held significant ritual or territorial importance within the prehistoric landscape of Dartmoor. The cairn remains a visible marker of Bronze Age burial and ceremonial practice on the moor, though like many such monuments it has experienced erosion and disturbance over its considerable antiquity.
Tor cairn on High Willhays summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010592. View the official record →
Tor cairn is a Bronze Age cairn situated on the summit of High Willhays in Devon, the highest point on Dartmoor at approximately 621 metres. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010592.
Tor cairn on High Willhays 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 1010592.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beardown Man standing stone (9.7 km), Stone hut circle 530m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor (9.9 km), Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor (9.9 km).
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