Western Beacon 6 Cairn
Photo taken on 30-03-2019
Database entries
OS Map: SX 65443 57624
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV3125
Alternate name: Western Beacon 6
Short Name: CN Western B16
Butler map: 53.13.6
Grinsell: UGBOROUGH 23
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 21.0 x 2.5
Lidar: SX 65443 57624
Nearby sites: SX 65443 57624
Notes
"Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon. Cairn is in good condition. Diam 17.0m, 1.7m high."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)