Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor

Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor

England
List entry 1018357
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Overview

History & significance

Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises two separate circular cairns constructed from stone, characteristic of the burial practices employed during the Bronze Age across the moorland landscape of southwestern England. These monuments date to the second millennium BCE and represent the type of individual or small group interments commonly found across Dartmoor's archaeological record. The cairns form part of the wider Bronze Age ceremonial and burial landscape that characterises this region of the moor.

Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018357. View the official record →

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What is Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor?

Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018357.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor?

Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy 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 1018357.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.8 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (4.9 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (5.1 km).

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