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Dartmoor Site: Piles Hill S.W.15 Clearance Cairn

Piles Hill S.W.15 Clearance Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 6479 5951
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV130346
Alternate name: Piles Hill S.W.15
Short Name: CN:PilesSW15
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 6479 5951
Guide Map: 58
Nearest Bus Stop: Ivybridge BP Garage (Stop B) (4.7 km) [Route: 38]
Nearby sites: SX 6479 5951

Notes

HER: Irregular pear-shaped mound, 7.4m x 4.3m and 0.3m high, formed of small stones lying atop the peat. More of the stone lies close by the mound. The mound is not a burial cairn, but is probably a post-Mediaeval feature.

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