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Ring cairn 510m south west of Great Nodden
Devon
This ring cairn dates to the Bronze Age, when Dartmoor's high ground was home to farming communities who left behind these enduring stone monuments. Ring cairns typically marked burial or ceremonial sites, their circular form built from stones gathered from the surrounding moor.
Today the cairn stands on open moorland, part of the scattered prehistoric archaeology that defines this corner of Dartmoor. Visiting involves cross-country walking across rough ground; the site rewards those exploring the moor's Bronze Age heritage and the working landscape that has changed little in thousands of years.
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