Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn near Wedlake Farm
A Bronze Age round cairn on the eastern slopes of Dartmoor, built as a burial monument in prehistory.
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography
Which Dartmoor tor is on the left hand side of this photo?
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn near Wedlake Farm
A round cairn 6.5 m across and 0.4 m high on a hill summit above the Walkham, with a hollow and an edge-set slab that may be the remains of a cist.
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf
A round cairn 5 m across and 0.6 m high on the summit of Corn Ridge, one of six in a cemetery.
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn near Doe Tor
Bronze Age round cairn on the eastern slope of Doe Tor, a scheduled monument on central Dartmoor.
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn near Conies Down Tor
A big round cairn 24 m across and 1 m high with a quarry ditch and a stone cist 1.4 m by 0.9 m on its north side, on a level plateau north of Conies Down Tor.
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn 240m north of Ger Tor
A round cairn 7 m across and 0.6 m high on the brow of a hill above Ger Tor, with a few kerb stones on its south side.
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Kerbed round cairn, Standon Hill
A round cairn 4.6 m across and 0.6 m high on Standon Hill with a kerb of stones up to 0.7 m high on the north and east and a single upright stone that may be a second ring.
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn on the ridge between Higher Tor and Oke Tor
A round cairn 9 m across and 0.9 m high on the ridge between Higher Tor and Oke Tor, dug in the past for a few scraps of burnt bone, with two big stones in the pit that may be a broken cist cover.
Cairns & Barrows
Round cairn near Great Links Tor
A round cairn 19 m across and 1.5 m high, with an irregular hollow in its centre, on a south-west slope above the Doe Tor Brook.
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“I solemnly swear to you, sir," said he, "nothing will ever induce me to set foot on Dartmoor again. If I chance to see it from the Hoe, sir, I'll avert my eyes. How can people think to come here for pleasure — for pleasure, sir! But there, Chinamen eat birds'-nests. There are depraved appetites ...”
Also on Our DartmoorHut circle settlement near Ger Tor — Bronze Age hut circles and field enclosures on open moorland east of Ger Tor.
