MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

TOR CAIRNS

OCTOBER 1988

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

TOR CAIRNS

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Barrow, round; Cairn; Cairn, ring; Ring bank enclosure; Round barrow.

Ordnance Survey map term: Cairn

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Tor Cairn.