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Stone alignment near Higher White Tor
Grid ref: SX 6190 7831
On walking routes: The Lichway
This stone alignment lies on open moorland south of Higher White Tor, one of many such ritual monuments scattered across Dartmoor. Stone alignments typically date to the Bronze Age, when communities marked the landscape with deliberate arrangements of standing stones. Their purpose remains uncertain, though they may have served ceremonial, territorial or astronomical functions. Today the stones remain as they have for millennia, part of the moor's enduring prehistoric signature.
The site is a Scheduled Monument, reflecting its archaeological importance. Visitors approaching from Higher White Tor or walking the surrounding moorland will encounter the alignment in its open, windswept setting. The monument lies within Dartmoor National Park and speaks to the deep history of human presence on these high, exposed slopes.
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