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Dartmoor Site: Mardon Down 7 Clearance Cairn

Mardon Down 7 Clearance Cairn

Mardon Down 7 Clearance Cairn

Photo taken on 26-01-2018

Database entries

PDW coverage: Dartmoor Site: Mardon Down Stone Circle & Cairns
OS Map: SX 76761 87477
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV20069
Alternate name: Mardon Down 7
Short Name: CN Mardon 7
Grinsell: MORETONHAMPSTEAD 2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Grinsell
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 4.5 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 76761 87477
Nearby sites: SX 76761 87477

Notes

"Small dump of cairn material just north of the track, 5 metres in diameter was included in 2017 survey and is thought to be the result of dumping when the main cairn was despoiled, probably in the 19th century." N.B. Extending Butlers 1-5 PDW is numbering this 7.

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.

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