Wind Tor Reported Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 7091 7578
OS Source: HER
Butler OS: SX70797578
HER: MDV7543
Alternate name: Wind Tor
Short Name: CNxWind Tor
Butler map: 19.4
Turner: A27
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 8.5 x 0.8
Lidar: SX 7091 7578
Guide Map: 36
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Widecombe in the Moor Car Park (2.0 km) [Route: 271]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Postbridge Bellever (5.6 km) [Route: 98]
Nearby sites: SX 7091 7578
Notes
HER: (quoting OS division): A hut circle in poor condition was found during field investigation in an exposed situation north-east of the summit of Wind Tor. It seems to have had an internal diameter of 6.0m, surrounded by encircling stones and bank 2-3m wide and 0.4m high. The position of the entrance could not be traced. Turner lists as a ring cairn diameter 4.6 m.The author looked for this feature on 19/09/2026 but was unable to find it at SX 7091 7578 (grid reference from Turner and the HER). The area is quite densely covered in gorse. It is notable that Butler has a considerably different grid reference 120 metres away at SX 7079 7578. Next time it might be worth trying to find it at that location.
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)
- Turner, J.R., Ring Cairns, stone circles and related monuments on Dartmoor, D.A.S.P. No.48 pp.27-86 (1990)