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Dartmoor Site: Cholwich Town (site of) Cairn Circle

Cholwich Town (site of) Cairn Circle

Database entries

OS Map: SX 5846 6225
OS Source: Constructed
HER: MDV49508
Megalithic Portal: 770
PMD: Cholwich Town Stone Row
Alternate name: Cholwichtown stone row
Short Name: CCxCholwich
Butler map: 48.
Grinsell: CORNWOOD 5
Turner: G27
Exist: No
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 4.9
Lidar: SX 5846 6225
Nearby sites: SX 5846 6225

Notes

Site of former cairn circle. "the row, extending over 700ft, consisted of uprights 2-3ft. high and 3ft. apart, the circle, at the northern end of the row, was 15ft. in diameter with seven upright stones. The site was excavated in 1961, and the sockets of many missing stones were found, also a pit 8ft. in diameter in the centre of the circle. "

References

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