Throwleigh Common 2 Reported Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6541 9053
OS Source: HER
Butler OS: SX65429053
HER: MDV59307
Alternate name: Throwleigh Common 2
Short Name: CN:Throw 2
Butler map: 39.1.2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 5.0 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 6541 9053
Guide Map: 8
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Throwleigh Cross (2.0 km) [Route: 670]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Ramsley (2.7 km) [Route: 670,671,6A]
Nearby sites: SX 6541 9053
Notes
Butler: Throwleigh Common cairn '2' at SX65429053 of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high.Newman (2007): A number of mounds exist within the reave system on Throwleigh Common. Some are probably the result of clearance in this very stony terrain.
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)
- Newman, Phil, Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh, Devon. A 'Premier Archaeological Landscape' within Dartmoor National Park, English Heritage (2007)