Longstone Hill 5 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 5675 9065
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV52485
Alternate name: Longstone Hill 5
Short Name: CN:Longstone 5
Butler map: 42.8.5
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 5675 9065
Guide Map: 4
Nearest Bus Stop: Sourton Windard Terrace (4.4 km) [Route: 118]
Nearby sites: SX 5675 9065
Notes
HER: Both mounds are sub-circular in shape and these measure 2.8 metres and 4 metres in diameter and stand 0.2 metres and 0.4 metres high. A hollow in the north eastern side of the southern mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing. Many of the mounds within the cairnfield are crest sited and are therefore clearly visible from long distances to the east and west. This situation strongly suggests that many of the cairns probably contain burials, although the size and shape of some mounds suggests that some may also be associated with stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area.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.
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.2: The North, (1991)
- Newman, Phil, Archaeological Sites within Okehampton Training Area, Southwest Landscape Investigations (2014)