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Round cairn 190m east of Cross Gate
Devon
This scheduled round cairn dates to the Bronze Age, when burial mounds were built across Dartmoor's high ground. Located in open moorland east of Cross Gate, it forms part of the dense network of cairns and ceremonial sites that characterize this landscape. The mound would once have covered a burial or cremation, though like most Dartmoor cairns it has been subject to centuries of weathering and disturbance.
Today the cairn remains as a subtle earthwork in the moorland, best appreciated as part of a wider walk across this archaeological-rich terrain. It sits within a landscape that speaks to Bronze Age settlement and burial practice, offering walkers a tangible connection to Dartmoor's deep history.
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