White Tor N.W.3 Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 53773 78847
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV28516
Alternate name: White Tor N.W.3
Short Name: CN:White NW3
Butler map: 31.23.3
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 2.5 x 2.8 x 0.5
Lidar: SX 53773 78847
Nearby sites: SX 53773 78847

Notes

"A cairn is situated at the nw extremity of a plateau. The cairn is in poor condition and measures 3.4m x 2.5m and 0.3m high. A reave passes the cairn at a distance of 4m and it is possible that the stones represent gathering for the reave construction or even clearance though there is no defined field system in the area ". Current author was unable to find this cairn on visit on 27th May 2022. There does seem to be something on satellite imagery. For a time this record had a Lat & Lon that converts to SX 58390 64590 which is 94 metres away to the North east - whether thi swas the feature seen on staellite was not recorded. I have rolled back to the HER grid reference.

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.2: The North, (1991)