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Two round cairns 120m south-east of Langstone Moor stone circle
Devon
These two round cairns are Bronze Age burial monuments, part of the rich ceremonial landscape that clusters around Langstone Moor stone circle. Built as earthen mounds over cremated remains, they reflect the ritual practices of communities who lived on Dartmoor over three thousand years ago. Their position relative to the nearby stone circle suggests a deliberate grouping, typical of how Bronze Age peoples used the high moor for both burial and gathering.
Today the cairns remain as modest earthworks on the open moorland, their original form softened by time and weather. They are best visited as part of a wider exploration of the Langstone Moor complex, which includes the circle itself and other scattered monuments. The site rewards those willing to walk the moor and read its layered history in the landscape itself.
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