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These two round cairns are scheduled monuments that date from the Bronze Age, when burial and ceremonial mounds were built across Dartmoor. They sit on open moorland northwest of Scorhill Farm, part of the dense archaeological landscape that characterizes this corner of the moor. Like many cairns on Dartmoor, they may have served as burial sites or territorial markers for the communities who lived and worked the land thousands of years ago.
The cairns remain visible today as stony mounds, weathered by centuries of exposure to the moorland climate. They offer a quiet reminder of Dartmoor's deep human history and can be reached on foot by those exploring the moorland around Scorhill. Visiting them means walking the same ground as Bronze Age people, connecting with a landscape that has changed in many ways yet retains its ancient character.
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