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Cairn with a cist beside a boulder, Lee Moor

Grid ref: SX 5858 6433

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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1012042) describes a cairn with a cist on a west-facing slope at the west end of Lee Moor, close to another cairn and one of several in this part of the moor. The mound is 3 metres across and 0.5 metres high, in ground with many surface boulders. The cist is right beside a very large boulder, 1.3 metres long, 1 metre wide and 0.4 metres deep. The side and end slabs are there, with the north and south sides at an angle, but the cover stone is missing. There are traces of a possible kerb. It lies in the parish of Shaugh Prior, about 0.7 km east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor.

Sources: Historic England list entry 1012042, which lists no further sources.

  • Period: Bronze Age
  • Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1012042)
  • Grid reference: SX 5858 6433 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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