What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Round barrow on North Hessary 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.
Round barrow on North Hessary Tor is a Neolithic burial mound, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader landscape of prehistoric monuments in the Dartmoor area, reflecting early ceremonial and funerary practices in southern Britain.
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Places near here
North Hessary TorMountain / peak · 10 yd
Dartmoor Prison MuseumMuseum · 620 yd
H M Prison Dartmoor: Reservoir, with retaining wall, conduit head and nearby tankListed building · 645 yd
H M Prison Dartmoor: Outer Gateway with Walls, Flanking Houses and northern outbuildingListed building · 739 yd
Hollow TorMountain / peak · 907 yd
Standing stone near FoggintorAncient stone or rock art · 1174 yd
Standing stone, FoggintorAncient stone or rock art · 1329 yd
Prison ViewViewpoint · 1594 yd
DartmoorFamous place · 1.2 mi
Waterfall on the MeavyWaterfall · 1.6 mi
Devonport Leat - waterfall and aqueductWaterfall · 1.8 mi
Blakey TorNamed rock · 2.1 mi