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Dartmoor's archaeology and heritage - antiquities, historic buildings and museums.

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Cairns & Barrows

Round cairn near Stoneyhurst

A Bronze Age round cairn on the open moorland west of Stoneyhurst, a scheduled monument of archaeological significance.

Cairns & Barrows

Round cairn near Teignhead Farm

Bronze Age round cairn on the ridge north east of Teignhead Farm, a burial monument from the upland prehistoric landscape.

Round cairn near Wedlake Farm
Cairns & Barrows

Round cairn near Wedlake Farm

A Bronze Age round cairn on the eastern slopes of Dartmoor, built as a burial monument in prehistory.

Round cairn near Wedlake Farm
Cairns & Barrows

Round cairn near Wedlake Farm

A round cairn 6.5 m across and 0.4 m high on a hill summit above the Walkham, with a hollow and an edge-set slab that may be the remains of a cist.

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Round cairn near White Tor

Bronze Age round cairn on the eastern slope of White Tor, a scheduled monument on high Dartmoor.

Round cairn near White Tor
Cairns & Barrows

Round cairn near White Tor

Bronze Age round cairn with a stone burial chamber, set high on the eastern slopes near White Tor.

Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill
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Round cairn on Hangingstone Hill

A flat-topped round cairn 17 m across and 1.6 m high on the summit of Hangingstone Hill, with an army observation post beside it.

Round cairn on Standon Hill
Cairns & Barrows

Round cairn on Standon Hill

A stony round cairn 22 m across and up to 1.8 m high built against a tor near the summit of Standon Hill, with drystone revetments on its north and south edges.

A Hundred Years on Dartmoor, page 55Plate from A Hundred Years on Dartmoor, page 55, 1901

“The bogs are hungry, and swallow up a good deal of money.”

Also on Our DartmoorDartmoor, New Horizons: The Legacy of Art in a Changing Landscape — Illustrated look at art on Dartmoor by Brian Le Messurier and Simon Butler. 208 pages, hardback, September 2025.