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Which Dartmoor place has also been known as "Cosdon Beacon"?
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Large cairn, Higher White Tor
Grid ref: SX 6162 7825
On walking routes: The Lichway
Main image: Photo: Herbythyme, Wikimedia Commons
Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1020240) describes a round cairn on a prominent ridge between Higher White Tor and Longaford Tor, commanding extensive views over large tracts of Dartmoor. It is a flat-topped mound 28 metres across and up to 1.4 metres high. It lies in the parish of Dartmoor Forest, about 3.3 km north of Two Bridges.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1020240, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register (SX67NW84, 1994).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1020240)
- Grid reference: SX 6162 7825 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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