Mardon Down Cairnfield Master
Database entries
OS Map: SX 768 875
OS Source: Grinsell
HER: MDV105916
Alternate name: Mardon Down
Short Name: CN Mardon M
Grinsell: MORETONHAMPSTEAD 5a
Exist: Yes
Record: Duplicate
Record Source: Grinsell
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 768 875
Guide Map: 59
Nearest Bus Stop: Moretonhampstead Court Street Car Park (2.9 km) [Route: 173, 171(20/07/26 to 19/09/26)]
Nearby sites: SX 768 875
Notes
HER: Linear cairn cemetery aligned broadly north-south on the west side of Mardon Down and comprising some nine cairns. One of the cairns was excavated in the 18th century producing ashes, charcoal and sherds of pottery, although which cairn is uknown.. See individual records for more details.HER: Ash, charcoal and pottery was found in one of the cairns on Mardon Down when it was excavated in the late 18th century. Unfortunately it is not known which cairn. See HER findspot MDV8290
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)