Guide to the Monuments on Corn Ridge and Sourton Tor

Table of Ritual and Burial Monuments on Corn Ridge and Sourton Tor

Table of Round Houses on Corn Ridge and Sourton Tor

Corn Ridge and Sourton Tor Guide Map

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List of Ritual and Burial Monuments on Corn Ridge and Sourton Tor

Sourton Common Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 54418 88858
NMR record: SX 58 NW 8
HER record: MDV4674
Megalithic Portal: 10023
Alternate name: Corn Ridge W.1 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
ShortName: RC Sourton Com
Butler map: 43.8.1
Grinsell: BRI 3
Turner: A33
Notes: "Ring cairn surviving as a circular bank 4m wide and 0.7m high surrounding an internal area measuring 12m in diam. Four small hollows in the ring bank suggest partial early excavation or robbing" NMR B.
Nearby sites: SX54428886

Corn Ridge W.2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 54434 88904
NMR record: SX 58 NW 8
HER record: MDV4673
ShortName: CN CornRidgeW2
Butler map: 43.8.2
Grinsell: BRI 4
Notes: This monument includes a round cairn and stone hut circle situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west Devon. The cairn mound measures 16m in diameter and stands up to 0.8m high. A hollow in the centre of the mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing. Resembles ring cairn. The stone hut circle lies 7.5m ENE of the cairn and survives as a 1m-wide and 0.3m-high rubble bank surrounding an internal area measuring 3.2m long by 2.3m wide.
Nearby sites: SX54438890

Corn Ridge W.3 Cairn

OS Map: SX 54468 89125
NMR record: SX 58 NW 22
HER record: MDV12846
ShortName: CN CornRidgeW3
Butler map: 43.9
Grinsell: BRI 2
Notes: Cairn mound measures 9.3 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.7 metres high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 1.5 metres long, 1.3 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep, and another on the western edge, measuring 2.0 metres square and 0.4 metres deep, suggest partial early excavation or robbing.
Nearby sites: SX54478913

Corn Ridge W.4.1 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54604 89120
NMR record: SX 58 NW 47
HER record: MDV52425
ShortName: CN CornRidW4_1
Butler map: 43.4.1
Notes: Butler:" A miniature cairn (3.0 x 0.2 m) a few metres from the hut (SiteID=6900) may be the site of a burial" (gerrard) diam 3.6m, height 0.6m - clearance cairn
Nearby sites: SX54608912

Corn Ridge W.4.2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 54565 89205
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV52423
ShortName: CN CornRidW4_2
Butler map: 43.4.2
Notes: (gerrard) largest of 4 cairns.6m by 4m by 0.7m high. May represent a partly damaged funerary cairn, which was incorporated into the later field system. NMR A. NB. Visited by author on 20/06/22 and again on 22/06/22 when it was noted that walling traces in and out of this site which is consistent with other accounts of this site (relevance being many sites in close proximity leading to confusing records).
Nearby sites: SX54578921

Corn Ridge W.4.3 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54600 89130
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV52424
ShortName: CN CornRidW4_3
Butler map: 43.4.3
Notes: "Vis=30/4/1993 (gerrard) oblong mound.4m by 3.3m by 0.6m high"
Nearby sites: SX54608913

Corn Ridge W.4.4 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54607 89146
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV52426
ShortName: CN CornRidW4_4
Butler map: 43.4.4
Notes: "Vis=30/4/1993 (gerrard) diam 3.8m, height 0.8m"
Nearby sites: SX54618915

Corn Ridge N.W.1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 54603 89454
NMR record: SX 58 NW 9
HER record: MDV4627
Megalithic Portal: 10022
ShortName: CN SourtonTors
Butler map: 43.10.1
Grinsell: BRI 1
Notes: Butler Corn Ridge NW1. Southern most of pair of cairns near stone circle. "The remains of a cairn, SX 54608942, which has been disturbed in the past - now heather covered. Diameter 10.5m, height 0.5m. One or two stones of the retaining circle are still visible but there is no trace of a cist to be seen." Previously listed as Sourton Tors S.E. - changed to the Butler name as less confusing given part of a pair of cairns
Nearby sites: SX54608945

Corn Ridge N.W.2 (Cairn Row) Cairn

OS Map: SX 54623 89529
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV50568
ShortName: CN Corn Ridg2
Butler map: 43.10.2
Notes: Butler Corn Ridge NW2. Northern most of pair of cairns near stone circle. Southern terminal of cairn alignment. There is no HER entry specific to this cairn but MDV50568 desribes the alignment including this cairn. The HER record duplicates MDV55327 except perhaps there shoudl be a record for the cairn alignment and a record just for this cairn. This record on PDW is just for the cairn, see also SiteID=4159 for the cairn alignment.
Nearby sites: SX54628953

Sourton Common Cairn Alignment

OS Map: SX 54623 89529
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV55327
ShortName: CN SourtonRow
Notes: Cairn alignment crossing a ridge forming a saddle between Sourton Tor to w and corn ridge to e. It is 344.5m long, running n-s. The author of PDW visited and logged the location of the individual cairns on 09/09/2018 and again on 22/06/2022. The area to the west and north of Sourton Tor is covered with thurfurs which are geological permafrost mounds which have a similar size and appearance. This begs the question as to whether this could be some peculiar linear geological feature. However, on the site visit on 22/06/2022 it was clear many of the cairns include piles of rocks which suggest they are indeed man-made.

N.B. HER record MDV50568 replicates much of this entry, however we will treat MDV50568 as the entry for the southernmost terminal cairn for this alignment as that cairn does not otherwise have an entry. The HER grid reference is a considerable distance (230m) to the south of this cairn alignment and requires correction. The southern terminal cairn is at SX 54623 89529 and is the location used for this PDW record.
Nearby sites: SX54628953

Sourton Tors E. Cairn

OS Map: SX 54746 89834
NMR record: SX 58 NW 1
HER record: MDV4628
ShortName: CN Sourton T4
Butler map: 43.11
Grinsell: OKE 3
Notes: This cairn is the northern terminal cairn associated with the cairn row at Sourton. Round cairn, scheduled with two other prehistoric features; another round cairn and a stone circle. The top is uneven with stones showing; kerb stone visible. A series of small cairns form a line from this cairn heading southwards passing the stone circle.
Nearby sites: SX54758983

Homerton Hill S. Cairn

OS Map: SX 56409 90182
NMR record: SX 59 SE 123
HER record: MDV103577
ShortName: CN Homerton S
Butler map: 43.15
Nearby sites: SX56419018

Sourton Tors (E.N.E. of), eastern Cairn

OS Map: SX 54813 90021
NMR record: SX 59 SW 11
HER record: MDV50577
ShortName: CN:Sourton T2
Nearby sites: SX54819002

Sourton Tors (E.N.E. of), western Cairn

OS Map: SX 54811 90021
NMR record: SX 59 SW 11
HER record: MDV16574
ShortName: CN:Sourton T3
Nearby sites: SX54819002

Sourton Tors Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 54683 89587
NMR record: SX 58 NW 21
HER record: MDV4626
Megalithic Portal: 3472
PMD: Sourton (Corn Ridge) Stone Circle
ShortName: SC SourtonTors
Butler map: 43.6
Turner: G3
Notes: "A stone circle, diameter about 110 ft and appearing to have comprised 32 stones of which all but six remain where they have fallen, has been discovered between Sourton Tors and Cornridge. In size it compares with the circles of the Grey Wethers and Scorhill". For a photo of this site, see: Megalithic Portal: Sourton Tors Stone Circle
Nearby sites: SX54688959

Sourton Tors Ancient Pool

OS Map: SX 54596 89607
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV127223
ShortName: PO SourtonTors
Notes: Pool measures 12 by 10.5m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period, and may have been used to deposit votive items, although these Dartmoor examples may have alternative significance as designed prehistoric elements in the landscape. Many are located on ridge tops and in conjunction with cairns, stone rows and other prehistoric features. Further research may well reveal more about these interesting features.
Nearby sites: SX54608961

Corn Ridge Encircled Cairn

OS Map: SX 55175 89119
NMR record: SX 58 NE 1
HER record: MDV3171
Megalithic Portal: 3158
Alternate name: Branscombe's Loaf 1 Encircled Cairn
ShortName: EC Corn Ridge3
Butler map: 43.12.1
Grinsell: BRI 9
Turner: F2
Notes: One of 4 cairns on Corn Ridge - see Turner "Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor" DASP No. 48 p59 for diagram of the 4 cairns.
Nearby sites: SX55188912

Corn Ridge Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 55138 89153
NMR record: SX 58 NE 16
HER record: MDV3172
Megalithic Portal: 52276
Alternate name: Branscombe's Loaf 2 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
ShortName: RC Corn Ridge1
Butler map: 43.12.2
Grinsell: BRI 10
Turner: A14
Notes: This ring cairn can just about be seen in the photograph that accompanies this record, it is a bit difficult to capture in a photograph. It is a bit of an indistinct circular bank. It is perhaps easier to see in the Google Earth satellite imagery - which can help to then make sense of the photograph. One of 4 cairns on Corn Ridge - see Turner "Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor" DASP No. 48 p59 for diagram of the 4 cairns.
Nearby sites: SX55148915

Corn Ridge Rock Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 55219 89145
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV48864
Megalithic Portal: 45850
Alternate name: Branscombe's Loaf 3 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
ShortName: RC Corn Ridge2
Butler map: 43.12.3
Turner: A66
Notes: "Tor cairn on summit of Corn Ridge. Two banks of small to medium stones associated with large outcrop. Outer bank survives as 12 metres long, 1.2 metres wide, 0.3 metres high curving rubble spread following s + w edges of the outcrop. Inner ring measures 1.3m wide, 0.3m high and corresponds with the n edge of the outcrop, but also extends over the rock itself, which stands 3m high. Area enclosed by ring banks measures 15m ns by 12m ew" One of 4 cairns on Corn Ridge - see Turner "Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor" DASP No. 48 p59 for diagram of the 4 cairns.
Nearby sites: SX55228915

Branscombe's Loaf 4 Cairn

OS Map: SX 55194 89076
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV50575
ShortName: CN:Branscomb4
Nearby sites: SX55198908

Branscombe's Loaf 5 Cairn

OS Map: SX 55250 89090
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV50576
ShortName: CN:Branscomb5
Nearby sites: SX55258909

Branscombe's Loaf Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 55305 89126
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV48863
Megalithic Portal: 45843
ShortName: RC Branscombe
Turner: A57
Notes: One of 4 cairns on Corn Ridge - see Turner "Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor" DASP No. 48 p59 for diagram of the 4 cairns. This one is a "tor cairn" - a circular bank enclosing a rocky outcrop. The circle can be seen clearly on Google Earth satellite imagery.
Nearby sites: SX55318913

Branscombe's Loaf (duplicate) Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 55200 89000
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV50574
ShortName: CN:Branscomb2
Notes: Duplicate of HER 48863
Nearby sites: SX55208900

Lake Down 1 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54130 88817
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50578
ShortName: CN LakeDown 1
Notes: "Sub-circular in shape, measures 6m in diameter and stands up to 1.2m high. May contain burials, but it is also part of the nearby cairnfield which represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area" . The HER entries MDV61981 (now deleted) and MDV50578 refer to the same site. Lake Down 14 (SiteID=3218) which originally had same grid reference has now beenmarked as a duplicate record.
Nearby sites: SX54138882

Lake Down 2 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54185 88722
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50945
ShortName: CN LakeDown 2
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54198872

Lake Down 3 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54189 88747
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50946
ShortName: CN LakeDown 3
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54198875

Lake Down 4 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54180 88745
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50948
ShortName: CN LakeDown 4
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54188875

Lake Down 5 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54171 88747
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50949
ShortName: CN LakeDown 5
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54178875

Lake Down 6 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54179 88759
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50950
ShortName: CN LakeDown 6
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54188876

Lake Down 7 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54169 88758
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50951
ShortName: CN LakeDown 7
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54178876

Lake Down 8 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54170 88765
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50952
ShortName: CN LakeDown 8
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54178877

Lake Down 9 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54192 88729
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50953
ShortName: CN LakeDown 9
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54198873

Lake Down 10 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54151 88763
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50954
ShortName: CN LakeDown10
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54158876

Lake Down 11 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54151 88769
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50955
ShortName: CN LakeDown11
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54158877

Lake Down 12 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 54158 88764
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV50956
ShortName: CN LakeDown12
Notes: There are 12 recorded cairns in this cairnfield, 1 outlier (cairn 1) and group of 11 cairns clustered together making 12 in total. It is impossible to match the HER entries from the descriptions provided due to lack of precision grid references on the HER for this group. For this reason the distinct cairns identified in the field and appearing in the photos have been arbitrarily allocated to one of the HER entries. The grid reference is that of the feature in the photo and is not the grid reference of the arbitrary HER entry allocated to this entry. The group was visited on 17/06/22 and 10 of the 12 cairns were recorded. Two of them, Cairn 9 and Cairn 12, were located on a follow up visit on 20/06/22. Cairn 10 and cairn 11 are oval shaped and allocated to the two HER entries that state oval shaped. Cairn 2 clearly has a central pit and cairn 12 is small - these can be matched to an HER entry.

HER record MDV12848 (duplicated in MDV50579) [SiteID=1356, SiteID=3206] are the master record for the cluster of 11 cairns.

(Gerrard 1993) The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on lake down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid in shape, and these measures 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See subsheets

Lake Down 1 Sub-circular. Diam 6m, height 1.2m
Lake Down 2 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.4m. Central hollow, 0.9m diam, 0.1m deep.
Lake Down 3 Sub-circular. Diam 6.3m, height 1m
Lake Down 4 Sub-circular. Diam 5m, height 0.7m
Lake Down 5 Sub-circular. Diam 3m, height 0.4m
Lake Down 6 Sub-circular. Diam 4m, height 0.6m
Lake Down 7 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 8 Sub-circular. Diam 4.7m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 9 Sub-circular. Diam 3.8m, height 0.8m
Lake Down 10 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 11 Oval.6m by 3m by 0.6m high
Lake Down 12 Sub-circular. Diam 2m, height 0.2m
Nearby sites: SX54168876

Lake Down cairn field Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 54200 88800
NMR record: SX 58 NW 40
HER record: MDV12848
ShortName: CN:Lake Down15
Butler map: 43.8
Notes: A cairnfield comprising 12 cairns situated on Lake Down. Ths record has been separated into the component cairns, this record has thererfore been marked as a duplicate, the master record. In total 12 cairns, one outlier and a group of 11.

Lake Down cairnfield. The 11 cairns forming the largest part of a cairnfield on Lake Down are situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking West Devon. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular and these range in size from 2m to 6.3m in diameter and stand between 0.4m and 1.2m high. The remaining two are ovoid, and measure 6m long, 3m wide and stand up to 0.6m high. The average height of all the mounds is 0.64m. One cairn has a shallow central hollow, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the cairns may contain burials, but the group most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. See related records.
Nearby sites: SX54208880