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Round cairn near Yes Tor

Grid ref: SX 5795 9020

This scheduled monument sits on Dartmoor's high moorland north-west of Yes Tor, comprising a round cairn and associated stone shelter. The cairn likely dates to the Bronze Age, when Dartmoor's uplands were more intensively settled and used. The shelter, formed by large stones, may represent later use or reuse of the site, a common pattern across Dartmoor's ancient landscape.

Today the site stands in open moorland with wide views across the high ground. Visiting requires a moorland walk, and the monuments appear as modest features in the granite and heather. They form part of the dense network of prehistoric remains that makes Dartmoor one of Britain's richest archaeological areas.

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