What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cairn and cist on the northern side of Fernworthy Reservoir, 660m north west of Metherall 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 Neolithic cairn and cist, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, representing an early form of burial monument significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
Fernworthy reservoir cistAncient burial place · 7 yd
Yardworthy prehistoric stone rowAncient stone or rock art · 926 yd
Thornworthy TorMountain / peak · 931 yd
Yardworthy FarmhouseListed building · 1568 yd
Open cave at Middle TorCave or cavern · 1616 yd
Fernworthy forestForest or wood · 1629 yd
Middle TorMountain / peak · 1636 yd
Farm Office, Garden Walls and Railings East of Yeo FarmhouseListed building · 1.5 mi
Scorhill Stone CircleHeritage attraction · 2.1 mi
Beehive HutHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi
Walla Brook HeadSpring · 2.8 mi
The East Dart River WaterfallWaterfall · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Guy Wareham · CC BY-SA 2.0