What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cist 430m ESE of Yealm Steps 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.
A cist burial dating to the Early Bronze Age; it represents a small, stone-lined burial chamber typical of the period and reflects early funerary practices in the region. Its scheduling indicates archaeological importance, though specific wider significance is not detailed in the entry.
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Places near here
Ranny Brook Head cistAncient burial place · 516 yd
Blowing house N of Yealm StepsScheduled monument · 569 yd
Waterfall on the River YealmWaterfall · 1042 yd
Hillson's House;Stalldown BarrowMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Hut CircleRuins · 1.6 mi
Stone RowRuins · 1.6 mi
Piles CopseWood · 1.7 mi
Grange PlantationWood · 1.8 mi
Waterfall on Piles BrookWaterfall · 2.1 mi
Tristis RockNamed rock · 2.4 mi
Cornwood War MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi