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Cairn with a cist south of Langcombe Brook

Grid ref: SX 6124 6630

Main image: Photo: Guy Wareham, Wikimedia Commons

Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1012282) describes a cairn with a cist close to the south bank of the Langcombe Brook, west of a tributary stream. The mound is 6 metres across and 0.4 metres high, with a possible kerb visible round the north side and a cist 1.3 metres long, 0.7 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep. Both side stones and the west end stone are in place, while the east end stone and the cover stone have been moved. There are several other cairns with cists in the Langcombe Brook valley. It lies in the parish of Shaugh Prior, about 1.3 km south of Calveslake Tor.

Sources: Historic England list entry 1012282, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register SX66NW-42.

  • Period: Bronze Age
  • Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1012282)
  • Grid reference: SX 6124 6630 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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