Black Hill 1 Cairn
Photo taken on 15-05-2023
Database entries
OS Map: SX 76213 78605
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV8044
Alternate name: Black Hill 1
Short Name: CN BlackHill1
Butler map: 2.5.1
Grinsell: MANATON 19
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 16.5 x 0.8
Lidar: SX 76213 78605
Nearby sites: SX 76213 78605
Notes
Butler refers to around twelve cairns at this location, most of which are quite insignificant. The four largest are still well defined and measure approximately 16.5 meters in diameter.References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER or PMD record above.
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.1: The East, (1991)
- Crossing, William, Guide to Dartmoor, (2001)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)