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Cairns
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On walking routes: Dunsford to Moretonhampstead Trail
The cairns that dot this stretch of Dartmoor are among the moor's oldest monuments, built by Bronze Age communities over 4,000 years ago.
- Period: Bronze Age
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“What be you a-doin' to my 'at?" The man replied, "Be there now a chap under'n?" "Ees, I reckon," was the reply, "and a hoss under me likewise.”
Also on Our DartmoorNorsworthy Bridge — A modest stone bridge crossing the West Dart River, where moorland paths converge in one of Dartmoor's quieter valleys.
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