Four round cairns near Sharpitor

These four round cairns sit on open moorland northeast of Sharpitor, likely built during the Bronze Age when burial cairns were scattered widely across Dartmoor. They represent a form of ritual monument that once dominated this landscape, though many have been lost to time and land use.

Today the cairns are modest stone heaps, best visited as part of a wider moorland walk. They offer little dramatic visual impact but speak to the long human presence on Dartmoor, when communities marked their dead and their territory across these uplands. The site is scheduled for protection as a heritage monument.