Ring cairn near Sourton Tors

This ring cairn lies in the rolling moorland south of Sourton Tors, part of Dartmoor's dense scatter of prehistoric monuments. Built during the Bronze Age, such cairns typically marked burial or ritual sites, often positioned to be visible across the landscape. The circular stone structure would have held significance for the communities who lived and worked the moor thousands of years ago.

Today the site stands among open moorland, heather and grass, part of the wider archaeological pattern that makes Dartmoor one of England's richest prehistoric landscapes. The scheduled monument status reflects its importance to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and belief. Visiting requires a walk across open country and an eye for low stone remains.