Prehistoric sites within 2km of SX 54434 88904
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About the database listings: In all listings clicking on the photo or the site name will open a page for the site with a larger photo and further details from the database. The database now has over 6680 records covering nearly all publicly listed sites on Dartmoor including around 4800 round houses. This level of detail is of interest to archaeologists but tends to swamp listings of sites more likely to be of interest for walkers. For this reason, the listings default to around 550 core sites only. These are the stone circles, stone rows and the ring cairns listed by Turner. The default search radius is 2 km. The controls below the map can be used to start a new search by entering a 6- or 8-digit reference (without the prefix "SX"). The search radius can be specified and you can add incremental Display layers of detail on top of the core sites. If using a more detailed layer you will need to decrease the search radius to avoid getting hundreds of search results.
- Core sites Default listing of core sites consisting of stone circles & rows and some of the major ring cairns.
- Plus cairns adds approx. 1000 cairns and other minor sites not included in the core listings but excluding round houses.
- Plus round houses adds approx. 4800 round houses.
- Plus non-sites adds in the records for sites that no longer exist or are not prehistoric sites.
- Plus duplicates adds records excluded as duplicates. Those maybe duplicate records in external listings (e.g. the Historic Environment Records). For example, some sites have been identified as cairns in some listings and interpreted as round houses in other listings and both records appear.
These listings have incorporated, matched up and merged all of the records from all of the major archaeological listings including: Worth, Grinsell, Turner, Butler, Bill Radcliffe, Sandy Gerrard, Megalithic Portal, the National Monument Records and the Historic Environment Records. The author would like to thank Bill, Sandy, the lovely people both at Megalithic Portal (especially Anne Tate who did an amazing job to link listings) and at ACE Archaeology for collaborative work over the years to synchronise and correct listings across the various websites which now interlink. A culmination of years of work the final merger of cairn records took 3 months of cross referencing in 2017 the result being a snapshot of the records at that time. This data has in turn been refined since by field work and research. The round house data was supplied by Sandy Gerrard. Grid references are in order of accuracy: from Google Earth satellite, if visible and found, from a Garmin GPS reading, if visited by the author and from the literature otherwise. Individual site pages will state the source of the grid reference and provide satellite imagery. If a site listing lacks a photo it has not yet been visited by the author in which case the grid reference is from the literature.
Currently the database only includes sites which can be represented by a grid reference. Reaves are not included as they require GIS shape technology which is beyond the current capability of this system. To see the sources for the records, look at the tables on the resources menu. The database listings can also be viewed on a Google map and downloaded as GPS datasets for Garmin devices.
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List of sites within 2km of SX 54434 88904
Branscombe's Loaf (duplicate) Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 552 890
HER: MDV50574
ShortName: CN:Branscomb2
Notes: Duplicate of HER 48863
Nearby sites: SX 552 890
Distance: 0.77km
Branscombe's Loaf 4 Cairn
OS Map: SX 55194 89076
HER: MDV50575
ShortName: CN:Branscomb4
Nearby sites: SX 55194 89076
Distance: 0.78km
Branscombe's Loaf 5 Cairn
OS Map: SX 5525 8909
HER: MDV50576
ShortName: CN:Branscomb5
Nearby sites: SX 5525 8909
Distance: 0.84km
Corn Ridge W.4.1 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54604 89120
HER: 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: SX 54604 89120
Distance: 0.27km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54114 87236
HER: MDV50934
ShortName: HT:Little Li1
Nearby sites: SX 54114 87236
Distance: 1.70km
Corn Ridge W.2 Cairn
OS Map: SX 54434 88904
HER: 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: SX 54434 88904
Distance: 0.00km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54236 87199
HER: MDV50937
ShortName: HT:Little Li2
Nearby sites: SX 54236 87199
Distance: 1.72km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54087 87180
HER: MDV4677
ShortName: HT:Little Li3
Nearby sites: SX 54087 87180
Distance: 1.76km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54116 87201
HER: MDV4677
ShortName: HT:Little Li4
Nearby sites: SX 54116 87201
Distance: 1.73km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54116 87245
HER: MDV50935
ShortName: HT:Little Li5
Nearby sites: SX 54116 87245
Distance: 1.69km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54092 87178
HER: MDV4677
ShortName: HT:Little Li6
Nearby sites: SX 54092 87178
Distance: 1.76km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54204 87209
HER: MDV50936
ShortName: HT:Little Li7
Nearby sites: SX 54204 87209
Distance: 1.71km
Little Links Tor NW Round House
OS Map: SX 54115 87229
HER: MDV50933
ShortName: HT:Little Li8
Nearby sites: SX 54115 87229
Distance: 1.71km
Great Nodden 13 Cairn
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 53620 87409
HER: MDV4676
ShortName: CN Great Nod13
Butler map: 43.7.13
Grinsell: BRI 6
Notes: "Cairn mound measures 17.3m in diameter and stands up to 1m high. Loose rubble covering the centre of the mound suggests that the cairn has been partially excavated or robbed." Visited 3 & 20 June 2022.
Nearby sites: SX 53620 87409
Distance: 1.70km
Great Nodden 14 Reported Cairn
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 53695 87564
ShortName: CN-Great Nod14
Butler map: 43.7.14
Notes: Butler: "The pit with a surrounding bank is also probably the remains of a robbed cairn". Visited 3 June 2022 ans 28/04/23. Butler suggests this pit is probably part of bronze age cairn. He could be right. Lake Viaduct can be seen from this location. A few hundred metres to the north on Lake Down there are some pits which are gun dug-outs overlooking the then railway over the viaduct. This pit doesn't look so modern and regular but it is quite overgrown.
Nearby sites: SX 53695 87564
Distance: 1.53km
Great Nodden 20 Cairn
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 53860 87842
HER: MDV55724
ShortName: CN Great Nod20
Notes: "a well preserved and undisturbed prehistoric cairn a short distance above the king wall". Visited 3 June 2022. The grid reference on the HER is SX 53900 87880. The grid reference SX 53860 87842 is a Garmin reading taken standing very near to it. Dense vegetation and rough terrain - I did not fancy attempting to clamber on it so not the centre of the feature as usual.
Nearby sites: SX 53860 87842
Distance: 1.21km
Great Nodden 15 Cairn
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 54225 87874
HER: MDV12847
ShortName: CN Great Nod15
Butler map: 43.7.15
Grinsell: BRI 5
Notes: "Cairn mound measures 11m north-east to south-west by 7m north-west to south-east and stands up to 0.5m high. Two narrow trenches cut into either end of the mound, represent partial early excavation or robbing. The north trench measures 3m by 1.2m by 0.2m deep, whilst the southern one is 2.5m by 1m wide by 0.1m deep." Visit 3 June 2022 on which I recorded a cist-shaped trench. The HER refers to trenches dug into this cairn.
Nearby sites: SX 54225 87874
Distance: 1.05km
Great Nodden 16 Cairn
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 53887 87421
HER: MDV4625
ShortName: CN Great Nod16
Butler map: 43.7.16
Grinsell: BRI 7
Notes: This is a badly damaged cairn 14m across.
Nearby sites: SX 53887 87421
Distance: 1.58km
Great Nodden 18 Crop Mark
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 5345 8723
ShortName: CN?Great Nod18
Butler map: 43.7.18
Notes: Butler. Two of the cairns "show up only as crop marks on aerial photographs". Visit 3 June 2022 - unable to locate feature.
Nearby sites: SX 5345 8723
Distance: 1.94km
Corn Ridge W.4.2 Cairn
OS Map: SX 54565 89205
HER: 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: SX 54565 89205
Distance: 0.33km
Lake Down cairn field Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 542 888
HER: 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: SX 542 888
Distance: 0.26km
Corn Ridge W.3 Cairn
OS Map: SX 54468 89125
HER: 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: SX 54468 89125
Distance: 0.22km
Corn Ridge N.W.2 (Cairn Row) Cairn
OS Map: SX 54623 89529
HER: 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: SX 54623 89529
Distance: 0.65km
Sourton Tors E. Cairn
OS Map: SX 54746 89834
HER: 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: SX 54746 89834
Distance: 0.98km
Lake Down 1 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54130 88817
HER: 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: SX 54130 88817
Distance: 0.32km
Lake Down 2 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54185 88722
HER: 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: SX 54185 88722
Distance: 0.31km
Lake Down 3 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54189 88747
HER: 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: SX 54189 88747
Distance: 0.29km
Lake Down 4 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54180 88745
HER: 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: SX 54180 88745
Distance: 0.30km
Lake Down 5 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54171 88747
HER: 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: SX 54171 88747
Distance: 0.31km
Lake Down 6 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54179 88759
HER: 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: SX 54179 88759
Distance: 0.29km
Lake Down 7 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54169 88758
HER: 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: SX 54169 88758
Distance: 0.30km
Lake Down 8 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54170 88765
HER: 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: SX 54170 88765
Distance: 0.30km
Lake Down 9 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54192 88729
HER: 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: SX 54192 88729
Distance: 0.30km
Lake Down 10 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54151 88763
HER: 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: SX 54151 88763
Distance: 0.32km
Lake Down 11 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54151 88769
HER: 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: SX 54151 88769
Distance: 0.31km
Lake Down 12 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54158 88764
HER: 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: SX 54158 88764
Distance: 0.31km
Sourton Tors (E.N.E. of), western Cairn
OS Map: SX 54811 90021
HER: MDV16574
ShortName: CN:Sourton T3
Nearby sites: SX 54811 90021
Distance: 1.18km
Sourton Tors (E.N.E. of), eastern Cairn
OS Map: SX 54813 90021
HER: MDV50577
ShortName: CN:Sourton T2
Nearby sites: SX 54813 90021
Distance: 1.18km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54538 87715
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 1
Nearby sites: SX 54538 87715
Distance: 1.19km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54155 87505
HER: MDV51431
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 2
Nearby sites: SX 54155 87505
Distance: 1.43km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54185 87505
HER: MDV51432
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 3
Nearby sites: SX 54185 87505
Distance: 1.42km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54483 87766
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 4
Nearby sites: SX 54483 87766
Distance: 1.14km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54499 87703
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 5
Nearby sites: SX 54499 87703
Distance: 1.20km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54503 87753
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 6
Nearby sites: SX 54503 87753
Distance: 1.15km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54523 87691
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 7
Nearby sites: SX 54523 87691
Distance: 1.22km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54546 87715
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 8
Nearby sites: SX 54546 87715
Distance: 1.19km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54547 87729
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 9
Nearby sites: SX 54547 87729
Distance: 1.18km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54549 87761
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 10
Nearby sites: SX 54549 87761
Distance: 1.15km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54563 87716
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 11
Nearby sites: SX 54563 87716
Distance: 1.19km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54519 87744
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 12
Nearby sites: SX 54519 87744
Distance: 1.16km
Woodcock Hill W Round House
OS Map: SX 54557 87765
HER: MDV51429
ShortName: HT:Woodcock 13
Nearby sites: SX 54557 87765
Distance: 1.15km
Lake Down Round House
OS Map: SX 54453 88912
HER: MDV50572
ShortName: HT Lake Down1
Notes: "The stone hut circle lies 7.5m ENE of the cairn [SiteID=1334] and survives as a 1m-wide and 0.3m-high rubble bank surrounding an internal area measuring 3.2m long by 2.3m wide." "(gerrard) hut circle of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. The interior is oval in shape, measures 3.2m long by 2.3m wide and is defined by a 1m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high. A rare example of a solitary hut situated beside a large funerary monument. The only other known example is at cox tor in peter tavy" Photo is not great but is definitely of this feature, that is Butler Vol 2 placed in the centre to help the viewer locate and get a sense of size.
Nearby sites: SX 54453 88912
Distance: 0.02km
Lake Down Round House
OS Map: SX 54596 89114
HER: MDV52427
ShortName: HT Lake Down2
Notes: (gerrard) hut circle within irregular aggregate field system. Lies within the s field, is terraced into the hillside and is of the simple plan and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 2.3m in diam and the surrounding 1.4m wide wall stands up to 0.3m high. NB. The grid references are a bit unmatched. This entry from Sandy gerrard originally had SX 54610 89140 but the author visited on 20/06/22 and again on 22/06/22 and foudn the feature photgrpahed with the grid reference as now listed.
Part of shceduled monument described as "This monument includes a stone hut circle lying within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle north west facing slope of Corn Ridge. The field system includes at least three fields and is defined by a series of 1.5m wide and 0.4m high rubble banks, which are lynchetted where they lie along the contour. Four cairns lie within the field system, two are oblong in shape and are attached to boundary banks, whilst the others are circular and lie within the fields. The largest mound measures 6m long, 4m wide and 0.7m high and may represent a partly damaged funerary cairn, which was incorporated into the later field system. The remaining three cairns are believed to be the result of field clearance. The stone hut circle lies within the southern field, is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the building measures 2.3m in diameter and the surrounding 1.4m wide wall stands up to 0.3m high."
Nearby sites: SX 54596 89114
Distance: 0.27km
Corn Ridge W.4.3 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54600 89130
HER: 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: SX 54600 89130
Distance: 0.28km
Corn Ridge W.4.4 Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 54607 89146
HER: MDV52426
ShortName: CN CornRidW4_4
Butler map: 43.4.4
Notes: "Vis=30/4/1993 (gerrard) diam 3.8m, height 0.8m"
Nearby sites: SX 54607 89146
Distance: 0.30km
Branscombe's Loaf Stone Ring Cairn Circle
OS Map: SX 55305 89126
HER: 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: SX 55305 89126
Distance: 0.90km
Corn Ridge Stone Ring Cairn Circle
OS Map: SX 55138 89153
HER: 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: SX 55138 89153
Distance: 0.75km
Corn Ridge Encircled Cairn
OS Map: SX 55175 89119
HER: 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: SX 55175 89119
Distance: 0.77km
Corn Ridge N.W.1 Cairn
OS Map: SX 54603 89454
HER: 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: SX 54603 89454
Distance: 0.58km
Corn Ridge Rock Stone Ring Cairn Circle
OS Map: SX 55219 89145
HER: 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: SX 55219 89145
Distance: 0.82km
Great Nodden Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Guide to the Cairns on Great Nodden
OS Map: SX 5388 8741
HER: MDV4625
Megalithic Portal: 45796
PMD: Great Nodden
Alternate name: Great Nodden 17 Cist
ShortName: CT Great Nod17
Butler map: 43.7.17
Grinsell: BRI 7a
Barrow Report: 13 21
Notes: Butler: "recorded on the summit in 1891". This was excavated revealing a cist. No longer traceable. This cairn and cist was around 6m away from the Great Nodden cairn. The photograph accompanying this record is of the Great Nodden Cairn in the vicinity of where this cist used to exist. Butler Vol. 2. Map 43.7.17.
Nearby sites: SX 5388 8741
Distance: 1.59km
Little Links Tor Stone Row
OS Map: SX 54234 87486
HER: MDV51434
The Stone Rows of GB: Little Links Tor
PMD: Little Links Tor
ShortName: SR LittleLinks
Notes: Formerly listed at SX 54160 87470. Visited on 20 June 2022 and correct location is SX 54234 87486.
Nearby sites: SX 54234 87486
Distance: 1.43km
Sourton Common Stone Ring Cairn Circle
OS Map: SX 54418 88858
HER: 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: SX 54418 88858
Distance: 0.05km
Sourton Common Cairn Alignment
OS Map: SX 54623 89529
HER: 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: SX 54623 89529
Distance: 0.65km
Sourton Tors Ancient Pool
OS Map: SX 54596 89607
HER: 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: SX 54596 89607
Distance: 0.72km
Sourton Tors Stone Circle
OS Map: SX 54683 89587
HER: 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: SX 54683 89587
Distance: 0.73km