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Dartmoor Site: Butterdon Hill W. Long Cairn

Butterdon Hill W. Long Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 654 586
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV132345
Alternate name: Butterdon Hill W.
Short Name: CN:Butterdon W
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 15 x 5 x 0.5
Lidar: SX 654 586
Guide Map: 58
Nearest Bus Stop: Ivybridge BP Garage (Stop B) (3.9 km) [Route: 38]
Nearby sites: SX 654 586

Notes

HER: Possible long cairn on the west side of Butterdon Hill. Trapezoidal mound, oriented west to east of 15 metres by 5 metres and 0.5 to 0.6 metres high tapering to west end and with side ditches 0.9 metres wide by 0.4 metres deep. Upright stones at the east end suggest a forecourt or collapsed chambe

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