Ridding Down 2 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 58045 61359
OS Source: HER
Butler OS: SX58046136
HER: MDV2518
Alternate name: Ridding Down 2
Short Name: CN:RiddingDn 2
Butler map: 52.16.12
Grinsell: CORNWOOD 6
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 20.0 x 0.5
Lidar: SX 58045 61359
Guide Map: 54
Nearest Bus Stop: Lee Moor Clearview (1.2 km) [Route: 59]
Nearby sites: SX 58045 61359
Notes
HER: Ring barrow on Ridding Down of 20.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high. A low mound encircled by a narrow scarp and outer bank are clearly visible on aerial photographs. It is one of a pair of prehistoric round barrows recorded on Ridding Down.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.3: The South-West, (1994)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)