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Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a cairn, a mound of stones constructed as a burial marker, with an associated cist, a stone-built burial chamber typical of Bronze Age funerary practice. Such monuments are characteristic of the second millennium BC, reflecting established ritual practices for the disposal and commemoration of the dead during this period. The monument's presence on Dartmoor contributes to the substantial archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial activity across the moorland landscape.
Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014468. View the official record →
Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014468.
Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (8.1 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir (8.2 km), Cairn on Weatherdon Hill (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.