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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1012281) describes a cairn on the brow of a spur running west from Gutter Tor, immediately beside the south side of the Eylesbarrow reave. It is 17 metres across and 0.3 metres high, with traces of a ring inside the mound, which has been partly disturbed. It lies within 400 metres of several other cairns on Ringmoor Down that go with the reave. It lies in the parish of Sheepstor, about 1.2 km north of Legis Tor and 1.3 km south-east of Sheepstor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1012281, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register SX56NE-493.
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1012281)
- Grid reference: SX 5702 6681 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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