What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Tor cairn on Showery 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 tor cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as a rare example of a prehistoric funerary or ritual monument associated with the landscape of Dartmoor.
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Places near here
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RAF Davidstow Moor Memorial MuseumMuseum · 3.1 mi
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