| More information : Three cairns depicted and described by Robertson. (1)
Six cairns depicted and described by Butler. (2)
Centred SX 59296616. A cluster of five prehistoric cairns on the gently sloping N flank of Shavercombe Tor.
SX 59236620. A flat-topped cairn measuring 6.1m N to S by 6.4m and 0.6m high.
SX 59276614. A disturbed grass-covered mound measuring 5.9m N to S by 5.8m and 0.6m high.
SX 59306614.Measuring 7.0m N to S by 6.4m and 0.7m high the top of this feature has been disturbed to expose its stony fabric.
SX 59346615. A disturbed cairn 8.5m N to S by 8.3m and 0.65m high. A shallow excavation lies in the top of the mound.
SX 59316611. A small disturbed cairn measuring 3.5m N to S by 3.8m and 0.3m high. The centre of this feature has been removed and deposited to the E.
None of the cairns display any evidence of cists or kerbs.
Several of these features have previously been recorded as hut circles (see SX 56 NE 97) or included with record SX 56 NE 98.
(3)
SX 59306614. A round cairn cemetery on the northern slopes of Hen Tor, lying amongst a cluster of stone hut circles. The cairns are circular or oval in shape and average 0.62 metres in height. Scheduled. (4)
At least seven Bronze Age round cairns, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as stony structures and earthworks on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. The cairns range in diameter from 3.2m to 8.7m. They are sub-circular or sub-oval on plan. Two have slight hollows or depressions in the top of the mound which may be the result of robbing or adaptation as Second World War weapons pits (see NRHE 1405454). Three nearby hut circles are recorded in NRHE 438779. Scheduled monument NHLE 1019082. (5-6)
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