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Dartmoor Site: Cox Tor S.E.8 Cairn

Cox Tor S.E.8 Cairn

Cox Tor S.E.8 Cairn

Photo taken on 14-07-2019

Database entries

OS Map: SX 53206 76138
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV28512
Alternate name: Cox Tor S.E.8
Short Name: CN Cox Tor SE8
Butler map: 31.1.8
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): c.4.0 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 53206 76138
Nearby sites: SX 53206 76138

Notes

Butler lists a pair of two small cairns south of the tor; cairn 8 at SX 5316 7613 and cairn 9 at SX 5318 7614. The author visited this area and found two possible cairns that could match the pair are located around 30-40 metres to the north-east. These match very closely to the NGR given by the the HER for SX 53210 76180 (HER 28512) and SX 53203 76131 (56607). It is impossible to say whether these are the cairns mentioned by Butler or not but these two records assume that is the case and use the grid references of the sites photographed. Butler writes: "The [Dartmoor Exploration] Committee then dug into two small cairns 60 m south of the tor, in neither of which was anything found. These were part of a small cairnfield with five to seven members but only two are easily identifiable south-east of the to, 8 and 9." This area is covered in periglacial mounds which adds to the confusing picture of this area and the author was unable to find anything else that looked man-made. NB. Grinsell's PET 37b probably relates to these two cairns.

References

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