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Eastern of five cairns forming an outlying part of a cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill
Devon
This scheduled monument is the easternmost of five cairns that form an outlying cluster within a wider cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill. Dating to the Bronze Age, these stone mounds are evidence of burial or ceremonial activity on Dartmoor, likely built between around 2000 and 1000 BC. The cairnfield represents a period when this part of the moor was more intensively used and settled than it is today.
Visitors will find a low stone mound in open moorland, part of a landscape rich in prehistoric remains. The site sits within the broader archaeology of this corner of Dartmoor, where cairns, hut circles and field systems tell the story of ancient communities. Walking the moor here, you can see how Bronze Age people chose these high slopes for their monuments, placing them within sight of broader views across the upland.
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