Guide to the Monuments on Okehampton Range
Table of Ritual and Burial Monuments on Okehampton Range
| Guide # | Butler | SiteID | Site Name | OSX | Lat | Lon | NMR | HER | Barrow Report | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2567 | Lower Duna Goat Clearance Cairn | SX5565086220 | 50.65766144 | -4.04362011 | SX 58 NE 3 | MDV3170 | N | |||
| 42. | 1331 | Okement Hill N. Reported Cairn | SX6030088000 | 50.67478943 | -3.97854996 | SX 68 NW 42 | n/a | N | ||
| 42. | 1332 | Okement Hill Summit Reported Cairn | SX6030087700 | 50.67209000 | -3.97843000 | SX 68 NW 42 | MDV4369 | N | ||
| 43.14 | 1365 | Green Tor Reported Cairn | SX5642086100 | 50.65676880 | -4.03269005 | SX 58 NE 38 | n/a | N | ||
| 4251 | Great Kneeset Cairn | SX5834786242 | 50.65851974 | -4.00549984 | SX 58 NE 39 | MDV103608 | N | |||
| 3008 | Kneeset Nose Reported Cist | SX5880086500 | 50.66094000 | -3.99919000 | SX 58 NE 60 | MDV7727 | N |
Table of Round Houses on Okehampton Range
Okehampton Range Guide Map
Guidance for walkers: The monuments featured in this database are archaeological treasures and need to be protected and preserved - please do not disturb any sites. Please check access and firing times before visiting sites, not all sites listed are on open access land. Firing ranges and boundaries of open access areas are marked on the OL28 OS Dartmoor Explorer map. Please stick to the country code and consider giving support to the numerous agencies that help to keep Dartmoor a fabulous natural and historic environment!
List of Ritual and Burial Monuments on Okehampton Range
Lower Duna Goat Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 55650 86220
NMR record: SX 58 NE 3
HER record: MDV3170
ShortName: CN?Lower Dun1
Grinsell: LYD 4
Notes: uncertain whether prehistoric or an industrial spoil heap
Nearby sites: SX55658622
Okement Hill N. Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 60300 88000
NMR record: SX 68 NW 42
HER: No record found
ShortName: CN?Okement H1
Butler map: 42.
Notes: Butler: Crossing recorded two more cairns in the area". The NMR record has a slightly different guessed NGR.
Nearby sites: SX60308800
Okement Hill Summit Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 60300 87700
NMR record: SX 68 NW 42
HER record: MDV4369
ShortName: CNxOkement H2
Butler map: 42.
Grinsell: LYD 5a
Notes: Doubtful - probable peat stack. NGR supplied by Grinsell.
Nearby sites: SX60308770
Green Tor Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 56420 86100
NMR record: SX 58 NE 38
HER: No record found
ShortName: CNxGreen Tor1
Butler map: 43.14
Notes: "Turf and heather covered mound on the right bank of Green Tor Water, to the southeast of Green Tor. It is situated between areas of extensive peat cuttings and streamworkings and may be associated with either of these two activities.". Probably not a cairn, no entry on HER.
Nearby sites: SX56428610
Great Kneeset Cairn
OS Map: SX 58347 86242
NMR record: SX 58 NE 39
HER record: MDV103608
ShortName: CN:Great Kne1
Nearby sites: SX58358624
Kneeset Nose Reported Cist
OS Map: SX 58800 86500
NMR record: SX 58 NE 60
HER record: MDV7727
PMD: Great Kneeset
ShortName: CT?Kneeset N1
Notes: A cist is recorded on Kneeset Nose by the County Sites and Monuments Record. It was not found during field investigation although two walkers knew of the cist, perhaps at a nearby location.
Nearby sites: SX58808650
Page last updated 28/05/23