Ring cairn near Willsworthy Camp

On walking routes: The Lichway

This ring cairn is a Bronze Age monument, likely built between 2000 and 1000 BC. The circular arrangement of stones would have served a ritual or funerary purpose, possibly marking a grave or sacred space. Ring cairns are found across Dartmoor, clustering in areas of settlement and ceremonial activity during the Bronze Age.

Today the monument sits on open moorland south of Willsworthy Camp, part of the dense concentration of prehistoric remains in this part of the moor. Visitors walking this stretch will find the remains understated but evocative, a tangible link to the people who shaped Dartmoor's landscape thousands of years ago.

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