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Ringmoor Down cairn, third of three (the largest)

Grid ref: SX 5631 6625

Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1012087) describes one of a group of three cairns on a south-east-facing slope of Ringmoor Down, within 40 metres south-east of the Eylesbarrow watershed reave and 250 metres of the Ringmoor Down stone alignment. This one is a mound of stone and earth 8 metres across and 0.4 metres high, with a possible kerb and a slightly hollow centre. It lies in the parish of Sheepstor, about 1 km north-west of Legis Tor and 1.4 km south of Sheepstor.

Sources: Historic England list entry 1012087, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register SX56NE-354.

  • Period: Bronze Age
  • Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1012087)
  • Grid reference: SX 5631 6625 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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