Round cairn near Sourton Tors

This round cairn sits on the high ground of Dartmoor's northern reaches, a few hundred metres south of Sourton Tors. Built during the Bronze Age, it is one of hundreds of burial monuments scattered across the moor, evidence of communities who lived and died here thousands of years ago. The cairn is a simple heap of stone, now weathered and settled into the landscape.

Visitors find themselves in open moorland with long views across the upland plateau. The cairn is modest in scale, easy to overlook among the rough grass and heather unless you know where to look. Its presence, though, speaks to deep time and to the way Dartmoor's high places have always held meaning for those who lived here. The site is accessible to walkers exploring this quiet corner of the moor.