What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Cairn on Chagford Common 320m west of West Vitifer Mine 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 chambered cairn; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It is significant as a rare surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the Dartmoor area, reflecting early communal burial practices.
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Places near here
Stone row - DartmoorStanding or carved stone · 335 yd
Stone Row on Chagford CommonAncient stone or rock art · 447 yd
Bennett's CrossWayside cross · 1362 yd
Bennets CrossListed building · 1369 yd
Assycombe HillMountain / peak · 1453 yd
Water HillMountain / peak · 1722 yd
Fernworthy forestForest or wood · 1.4 mi
Open cave at Middle TorCave or cavern · 1.9 mi
Beehive HutHeritage attraction · 2.4 mi
RAF MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi
The East Dart River WaterfallWaterfall · 3.2 mi
Waterfall, East DartWaterfall · 3.2 mi