Western Beacon 8 Reported Cairn
Photo taken on 13-04-2019
Database entries
OS Map: SX 65121 58192
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV3133
Alternate name: Western Beacon 8
Short Name: CN WesternB 8
Butler map: 53.14.8
Grinsell: HARFORD 20
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 17.0 x 1.0
Lidar: SX 65121 58192
Guide Map: 58
Nearest Bus Stop: Ivybridge BP Garage (Stop B) (3.2 km) [Route: 38]
Nearby sites: SX 65121 58192
Notes
"Turf covered cairn, practically round, badly mutilated with small hummocks in centre. Diameter 14.0m, height 1.0m. Lies south of enclosed hut circle settlement."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)