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A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge
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A cairn cemetery on Long Ridge

A Bronze Age cemetery of burial cairns scattered across the high ridge, testament to prehistoric use of Dartmoor's open moorland.

Barrow near Shaugh Cross
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Barrow near Shaugh Cross

A Bronze Age barrow, or burial mound, standing near Shaugh Cross on the open moorland of central Dartmoor.

Bowl barrow at Emmets Post
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Bowl barrow at Emmets Post

A Bronze Age burial mound on the open moor near Emmets Post, part of Dartmoor's rich prehistoric landscape.

Bowl barrow near Westdown Pool
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Bowl barrow near Westdown Pool

A Bronze Age burial mound on Galford Down, south west of Westdown Pool, now marked by low earthworks on open moorland.

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Broad Barrow

A Bronze Age burial mound rising from the open moorland, offering windswept views across Dartmoor's granite plateau.

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Cairn

A Bronze Age cairn standing on open moorland, testament to Dartmoor's ancient human presence.

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Cairn

A Bronze Age cairn standing quietly on the open moor, marking an ancient burial or ritual site among Dartmoor's weathered granite landscape.

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Cairn

A Bronze Age cairn standing among Dartmoor's open moorland, marking ancient presence on the high plateau.