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Dartmoor Site: White Tor S.S.E.2 Cairn

White Tor S.S.E.2 Cairn

White Tor S.S.E.2 Cairn

Photo taken on 27-05-2022

Database entries

OS Map: SX 54356 78359
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV4181
Alternate name: White Tor S.S.E.2
Short Name: CN White SSE2
Butler map: 31.20.2
Grinsell: PETER TAVY 32
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 4.8 x 0.4
Lidar: SX 54356 78359
Nearby sites: SX 54356 78359

Notes

"Southernmost cairn of a group of three partially excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1899. This cairn measures 4.7 metres in diameter and is 0.5 metres high. Has a central hollow indicating the location of the earlier partial excavation. Forms part of a widely dispersed group of at least fourteen cairns on the southern and eastern slopes of White Tor" NMR C - see also 439759. See also DEC Report 6 1899.

References

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