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Round cairn 340m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery
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This round cairn forms part of a Bronze Age burial cemetery on the high moorland near White Hill. Such cairns typically mark the graves of individuals or small family groups, built by stacking stones into a mound. The White Hill site contains multiple cairns, testament to its importance as a burial place across several generations.
Today the cairn survives as a modest stone mound in the open moorland landscape. Its position on the exposed ridge offers wide views across Dartmoor and would have been a significant location in the Bronze Age world. The cairn is a scheduled monument, protected for its archaeological value and its role in understanding how people used and valued the moor thousands of years ago.
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