Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The kist at SX598658.This kist is to the east of the Shavercombe Brook.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 22, 2005

Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The kist at SX596658 on Hen Tor Meadow.This kist is just to the west of the Shavercombe Brook.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 22, 2005

Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The kist at SX597657 on Hen Tor Meadow.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 22, 2005

Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The cairn/kist at SX596657 to the north of Hen Tor and the west of the Shavercombe Brook.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 20, 2005

Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The cairn/kist at SX595657 north of Hen Tor.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 20, 2005

Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The cairn/kist at SX593657

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 20, 2005

Image of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The kist at SX592657 to the north of Hen Tor.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 20, 2005

Articles

Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s)

Lubin Apr 27, 2005

The seven kists that make up this group of cairn burials all lie to the north of Hen Tor and with the exception of one to the west of the Shavercombe Brook. One of them has suprisingly remained in quite good condition as it is very close to the warren boundry wall. The cairn across the Shavercombe is very prominent but only one side slab remains in position.
They are well worth a visit as it is one of only a few places on Dartmoor with many kists in such close proximity to each other. The Langcombe Group where there are eleven cairns/kists is only around a kilometer to the north east. They are within easy reach of each other so could all be visited in the same day,or a weekend of it could be made with a visit to Drizzlecombe as well.

Sites within 20km of Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 0.9km WSW

1

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 1.11km WSW

2
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.3km W

3
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 1.4km NNW

116

8

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 1.47km SSW

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.56km NW

8

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.58km SW

1

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 1.68km NNE

3

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 1.77km NNW

7

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.8km W

3
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 1.8km WSW

5

1
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 1.84km WNW

2
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 1.86km NE

35

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 1.87km NNE

5
Trowlesworthy

1.92km SW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.92km SW

2
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.93km NNE

10
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 1.94km W

12

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 1.96km SE

3
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 2.11km ENE

14

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 2.18km NW

9

2
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 2.26km SW

24

2

2
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 2.28km S
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 2.32km WSW

1

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.35km WNW

6
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.4km SW

20

3

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.4km SW

17

3

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 2.4km NE

2

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.49km WNW

3

2
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 2.5km S

7
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.66km W

3
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 2.69km WSW

3

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.7km WNW

52

3

11

3
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.7km WSW

57

1

8

1
Outcombe

Cist • 2.81km NW

1

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 2.88km SE

2
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.9km W

52

7

3
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 2.98km N

15

3
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.08km NNW

2

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 3.1km W

6
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 3.25km NE

2

1

1
Penn Beacon South

3.27km SSE

3
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 3.46km SW

1

1
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.47km S

1

2
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.49km ESE

3

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.61km NNW

69

1

7

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 3.63km W

2

2
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 3.66km NNW

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

3.69km WSW

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 3.7km NW

2

1
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.74km NNW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 3.76km NNW

9

2
Dendles Waste

Cist • 3.77km ESE

1

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 3.9km NW

3
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.1km SW

3

1
Saddlesborough

4.21km SW
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.23km SW

9

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.36km E

5

2
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.43km WSW

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.43km WSW

19

3
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 4.45km ESE

1

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.46km E

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.48km E

15

6

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.48km ENE

4

1
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.52km WSW

5

2
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 4.64km WSW

11

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 4.73km ESE

1

1
Leather Tor South

Cist • 4.77km WNW

2
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.79km E

3
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.82km E

3

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.86km ENE

12

2
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 4.86km E

4

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 4.93km NNE

1

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.94km ESE

6

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.97km SW

11

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.01km WSW

2
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.12km ESE

4

2

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 5.14km NNE

4

1
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 5.17km ESE

5
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 5.2km ESE

4

2
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.24km ESE

40

1

6

2
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.38km NW

17
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.52km WSW

4

4
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 5.52km WNW

1

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 5.55km ESE

3

2

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 5.59km NE

5

2
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 5.71km ESE

5

2

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 5.76km WSW

9
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 5.81km NW

1

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.01km WNW

10

5
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 6.02km WNW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.04km WNW

16

2
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.08km NW

17
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 6.09km E

9

3
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.18km NW

45

1

3
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.35km ESE

8

2
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 6.35km NW

8

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 6.48km NNE

2

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.52km WNW

4

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.53km ENE

10
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 6.76km NNE

10

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.76km NNW

8
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 6.87km E

10
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 6.97km E

5

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 6.98km NNE

24
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 7.08km ENE

11

1

2
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.1km ENE

1

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 7.15km NW

1

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.17km ESE

18

5
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 7.18km ESE

8

1
Royal Hill

7.2km NNE
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 7.3km E

9

1

1
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.38km ESE

3

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.38km ENE

2

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 7.48km NNE

3

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.52km NW

1

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 7.52km NNE

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 7.6km ENE

6

1
Harford Moor

Cist • 7.62km ESE

15

2
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 7.64km N

4

1

3
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.72km NE

1
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.74km ESE

8

2
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 7.75km SW

13

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.89km NE

2

1
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.94km ESE

12

2
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.13km ENE

11

1

3
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 8.27km NNE

2
Blakey Tor

Cist • 8.34km N

5

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 8.37km ESE

3

2
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.37km ESE

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.39km ESE

5

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.44km ESE

11

2
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.47km ESE

16

1

3
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.48km E

9

1
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.5km E

15

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.57km ENE

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 8.57km ENE

2
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.68km E
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 8.76km WSW

8

2
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.79km E

14

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.83km ESE

6

2
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.84km NNE

26

4

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 8.86km ESE

3

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.9km N

8
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.91km ESE

2

1
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 9km ESE

3

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 9.02km NE

12

2
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 9.07km ENE

8

1

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 9.08km ENE

1

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 9.14km NE

1

2
Yellowmeade

Cist • 9.16km NW

2

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 9.24km NW

1

1
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.32km ESE
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.37km ENE

13

1

1
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.4km ESE

21

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 9.4km ESE

4

2
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 9.7km NW

39

3
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 9.76km WSW
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 9.83km NW

105

19

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.88km NE

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 9.88km ESE

8

2
Vixen Tor

Cist • 9.93km NW

14

4

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.98km E

2

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 10.11km ESE

13

2
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.17km E

2

2
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.2km NW

8

1

1
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 10.24km ESE

19

5
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.39km E

5

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.39km NNE

4

2
Aller Brook

Cist • 10.4km NE

1

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 10.58km WNW

1

2
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.76km ESE

3

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.79km NNW

1

1

1

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.15km NW

8
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 11.19km NNE

9

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.22km NE

6
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.38km NE

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.47km NNE

7

4
Wistman’s Wood

11.55km N

2

2
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 11.82km NNE

8

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.84km NW

1

1
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 11.85km E

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.92km NE

9

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.01km NNE

26

7

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.07km NE

20

1

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.09km NW

2

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.14km N

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 12.53km N

9

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.64km NE

33

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 12.7km NW

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 12.76km NNE

3
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.8km NNE

3

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 12.83km NW

3
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.87km N

8

1

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 12.88km NW

4

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 12.88km NE

5
Crow Tor

Cist • 12.95km N

2

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.97km NW

18

1

4
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.99km NE

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.06km NNE

43

2
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.35km N

16

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 13.4km NNW

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 13.43km NNE

4

1

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 13.64km ENE

19

5

1
White Tor East

Cist • 13.68km NW

6

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.74km NW

10

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.83km NW

17
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 13.87km NNE

1

1

2
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.89km N

13

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 14.37km NNE

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 14.47km NNE

8

2
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.75km NNE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 14.75km NNE

16

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.76km NNE

3

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.31km N

2

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 15.32km NNE

23

8

2
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.95km NE

1

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 16.27km NNE

2
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 16.49km NNE

1

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 17km NE

11
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 17km N

12

4
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.2km NE

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 17.21km NE

7

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.37km NNE

2
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.43km N

3
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 17.5km N

14

1

1

1
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.51km NNE

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.72km NE

9
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 17.93km NE

1

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.95km NE

7
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 18km NNE

19

2
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 18.01km N

63

4

11

3
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 18.22km NE

7

2

2
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.23km NNE

33

3
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.26km NE

22

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.44km NNE

13

1
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 18.47km NE

6
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.54km NNE

17

1

2

1
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 18.57km ESE

1

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.63km NNE

3
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

18.67km NE

49

8

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 18.74km ENE

3
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 18.81km ENE

8
Heathfield Beacons

Round Barrow(s) • 18.84km WNW

2
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 18.89km NNE

2
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 19.01km NE

10

1
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.08km WNW

22

7
Fernworthy Round House

19.14km NNE

19

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.23km NNE

6
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.28km SW

1

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.39km NNE

17

1
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 19.42km NNE

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.43km NNE

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 19.44km NNE

54

6

2
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.45km NNE

14

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 19.46km NNE

5

2
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.55km NE

8

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.62km NNE

15

1

3

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.63km NNE

1

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 19.7km NW

5

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 19.76km NE

24

2
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.79km NNE

12

2
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 19.91km N

1

6

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 19.95km NE

1

1