Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1003824) describes a round cairn on a gentle south-facing slope of Shaugh Moor, overlooking the valley of the River Plym. It stands next to, and north of, the terminal reave of the Shaugh Moor coaxial field system, and is one of a cluster of cairns linked to a stone alignment. The cairn is a mound 12 metres across and up to 1 metre high, with a hollow in the centre that suggests robbing or partial early excavation. A stone kerb up to 0.5 metres high marks its north side and may survive elsewhere as a buried feature. It lies in the parish of Shaugh Prior, about 2.4 km north-west of Blackalder Tor and 1.3 km east of Shaugh Prior.
Nearby are a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements, a stone alignment, more cairns and a medieval wayside cross, some separately designated and some not formally assessed.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1003824 (updated 5 November 2015), which cites Butler, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol 3 (1994), pages 103 and 106, and PastScape 439245.
Period: Bronze Age
Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1003824)
Grid reference: SX 5531 6346 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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