Penn Moor (N) Reported Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6078 6500
OS Source: Grinsell
HER: MDV5127
Alternate name: Penn Moor (N)
Short Name: CN?Penn Moor1
Grinsell: CORNWOOD 25
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Grinsell
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 15.5. x 0.9
Lidar: SX 6078 6500
Guide Map: 55
Nearest Bus Stop: Lee Moor Clearview (6.1 km) [Route: 59]
Nearby sites: SX 6078 6500
Notes
Grinsell: On SHAUGH PRIOR bdry. OS Archaeol. 15 May 1950: a turf covered mound. The HER entry MDV5127 refers to 9 mounds in very good condition being dominated by peat which may suggest peat stacks. Innumerable amorphous mounds, of natural formation lie on the summit of the ridge, adjacent to the position specified, and none can be distinguished as a 'tumulus', and it is possible that a natural feature has been misidentified. See also Shavercombe Head (9+ cairns).Around 1 km from this area of peat stacks are over 50 small mounds which are charcoal burning platforms, see: MDV132869: Charcoal burners platforms west of Yealm Head.
This record is retained to complete the Grinsell entries.
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.
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)