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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1020182) describes a round cairn on a ridge between Assycombe Hill and Water Hill, with views over much of central Dartmoor. It is flat-topped, 9 metres across and up to 0.6 metres high. A fallen triangular stone on its north-east edge may once have stood upright. The Dartmoor Exploration Committee investigated it in 1900 and found, beneath a slab, a large upturned urn covering a charcoal-filled pit. It lies in the parish of Dartmoor Forest, about 1.7 km west of Birch Tor and 3.3 km north-west of Challacombe.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1020182, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register (SX68SE45, 1995).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1020182)
- Grid reference: SX 6700 8184 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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