What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic cairn and cist, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. This site represents an early funerary and ritual structure, reflecting the burial practices and social organisation of prehistoric communities in the region.
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Places near here
Shavercombe WaterfallWaterfall · 414 yd
Cairn with a cist south-east of Shavercombe TorScheduled monument · 419 ydShavercombe cistAncient burial place · 425 yd
Shavercombe TorMountain / peak · 432 yd
Hen TorMountain / peak · 451 yd
Ditsworthy Warren HouseListed building · 1108 yd
Waterfall on the PlymWaterfall · 1.3 mi
Cottage WallRuins · 1.3 mi
Entrance to potato caveCave or cavern · 1.7 mi
Potato caveCave or cavern · 1.8 mi
Roughtor PlantationForest · 2.2 mi
Narrator PlantationForest · 2.6 mi