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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1010653) describes a cairn with a cist on a south-west-facing slope north-east of Drizzlecombe, above the Sheepstor leat. The mound is 4 metres across and stands up to 0.25 metres high, with part of a kerb on the north-west side. The cist runs south-east to north-west and is 1.18 metres long, 0.9 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep. It was dug in 1914 and charcoal was found inside. The Drizzlecombe stone alignments, cairns and enclosures lie a few hundred metres away. It lies in the parish of Sheepstor, about 1.2 km north-east of Eastern Tor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1010653, which cites Devon County Sites and Monuments Register SX56NE-068 (1990).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1010653)
- Grid reference: SX 5922 6747 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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