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Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor
Devon
This scheduled monument is a Bronze Age cairn with an associated cist, a stone-built burial chamber typical of Dartmoor's prehistoric heritage. The site sits on open moorland north of Hen Tor, part of the dense cluster of burial monuments that characterise this landscape. Such cairns were constructed over many centuries during the Bronze Age as focal points for ritual and remembrance.
Today the remains are modest, as is often the case with Dartmoor's ancient sites. The cairn and cist form part of a wider pattern of prehistoric settlement and burial across the high moor, telling the story of communities who lived and died here thousands of years ago. Walking the area offers a sense of continuity with Dartmoor's deep past.
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