Western Beacon 5 Cairn
Photo taken on 30-03-2019
Database entries
OS Map: SX 65407 57632
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV3123
Alternate name: Western Beacon 5
Short Name: CN WesternB 5
Butler map: 53.13.5
Grinsell: HARFORD 23
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 24.0 x 3.0
Lidar: SX 65407 57632
Guide Map: 58
Nearest Bus Stop: Ivybridge BP Garage (Stop B) (3.0 km) [Route: 38]
Nearby sites: SX 65407 57632
Notes
"Cairn consisting of stone and earth base surmounted by a mound of stones measuring 25m in diameter and 1.8m high. Visitors have moved stones around to form shelters "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.4: The South-East, (1993)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)