Cairn Circle and Kist

Main image: Cairn circle and cist - 5 metres from location - image by Guy Wareham (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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The circle itself marks a ritual or domestic space from around 3,500 years ago, when communities were actively shaping the high ground of what is now the National Park.

Period: Bronze Age
Grid reference: SX 7410 7876 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)

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Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks, sites near here The Megalithic Portal, nearest recorded site

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Dartefacts Legendary Dartmoor Dartmoor Explorations Historic England, the List Historic England photo archive Archaeology Data Service

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