Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1016254) describes a ring cairn on a ridge overlooking the valley of the East Webburn River. The mound is 6.5 metres across and 0.15 metres high and edged, except on the west, by a ring of at least 19 close-set granite stones. In the middle is a cist running north to south, with both end stones and the west side stone still visible. It lies in the parish of Manaton, about 0.6 km east of Hedge Down Tor and 2 km north-east of Bonehill.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1016254, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register (SX77NW2). Visitors to the Historic England page, including Sandy Gerrard and Mark Johnstone, have added photographs of the cairn; I have not used them.
Period: Bronze Age
Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1016254)
Grid reference: SX 7409 7876 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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