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Round cairn 250m south east of Winter Tor
Devon
This round cairn sits on Dartmoor's high ground south east of Winter Tor, a simple but enduring monument to Bronze Age burial practice. Like many cairns scattered across the moor, it was built as a stone mound over cremated remains, marking a significant individual or family group. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument, recognising its archaeological importance.
Today it remains as Bronze Age builders left it, a low stone heap in open moorland. Visitors walking this part of Dartmoor will find it an understated presence, typical of the archaeological landscape that makes the moor distinctive. The surrounding terrain offers wide views and a sense of continuity with the Bronze Age communities who shaped much of what we see on Dartmoor today.
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