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Cairn with a cist near the head of a southern tributary of Langcombe Brook
Grid ref: SX 6086 6614
This scheduled monument is a cairn built during the Bronze Age, likely constructed between 4000 and 3000 years ago. At its centre lies a cist, a stone-built burial chamber that would have held the remains of one or more individuals. Such monuments are common across Dartmoor, scattered across the high ground where Bronze Age communities left their mark on the landscape.
The site sits on moorland above a tributary of Langcombe Brook, in terrain that has changed little since its construction. Visiting requires some effort to reach, but rewards walkers with a sense of stepping back into Dartmoor's ancient past. The cairn itself is modest by Dartmoor standards, yet it speaks to the long human history of these high, windswept places.
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