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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1013413) describes a cairn on a west-facing slope, on a small scarp above the south bank of the River Plym at Mill Corner. The mound is 6 metres across and 0.5 metres high, with a hollow in the middle, covered in turf. It lies 200 metres south-west of several enclosures with hut circles on Giant's Hill. It lies in the parish of Shaugh Prior, about 0.6 km north of Shavercombe Tor and 3.5 km east of Sheepstor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1013413, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register SX56NE-059.
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1013413)
- Grid reference: SX 5930 6669 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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