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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1012689) describes a cairn a few metres south-east of Shell Top. It is a natural boulder ringed by granite blocks to make a cairn with a kerb 10 metres across, and the central block rises to 1.1 metres. It lies in the parish of Cornwood, about 1.7 km south of Hen Tor and 3.3 km north-east of Lee Moor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1012689, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register SX56SE-194 (1990).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1012689)
- Grid reference: SX 5989 6373 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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