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Dartmoor Site: Hamel Down S.E.1 Cairn

Hamel Down S.E.1 Cairn

Hamel Down S.E.1 Cairn

Photo taken on 14-09-2019

Database entries

OS Map: SX 71455 78665
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV7520
Alternate name: Hamel Down S.E.1
Short Name: CN Hamel Dow3
Butler map: 20.14.1
Grinsell: WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR 8
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 14.5 x 0.8
Lidar: SX 71455 78665
Nearby sites: SX 71455 78665

Notes

NMR A. "Heather and gorse covered cairn. Mutilation in top and south face shows a construction of stones. No trace of ditch. On top of the mound is a modern boundary stone inscribed 'DS 1854 Old House'".

References

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