Butterdon Down 1 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 75038 88428
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV20070
Alternate name: Butterdon Down 1
Short Name: CN:Butterdon 1
Grinsell: MORETONHAMPSTEAD 7
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Grinsell
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 5 x 1
Lidar: SX 75038 88428
Nearby sites: SX 75038 88428
Notes
On a small rise on the summit of Butterdon Down are two cairns, lying in an area of scattered boulders. This cairn measures 5.0 meters in diameter and is 1.3 meters high. Some stones could be modern additions. NMR 445433 A.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)