Mardle Valley 5 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6779 6889
OS Source: Butler
Butler OS: SX67796889
HER: MDV62034
Alternate name: Mardle Valley 5
Short Name: CN:Mardle 5
Butler map: 58.12.5
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 5.0 x 0.4
Lidar: SX 6779 6889
Guide Map: 45
Nearest Bus Stop: Poundsgate Tavistock Inn (5.5 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 6779 6889
Notes
HER: Ovoid feature measuring 4.5 metres north to south by 5.2 metres and stands 1.1 metres high. An amorphous hollow roughly 1.0 metres in diameter is situated in the centre of the mound.Visit by author 02/10/2025 to look for this site. Unable to locate cairns 5-8 due to dense vegetation cover. This site might be easier to locate when the bracken has died back more in the winter or early spring.
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)
- Newman, Phil; Probert, S. A. J, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (1997)