Merripit Hill 2 Clearance Cairn
Photo taken on 18-07-2025
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6575 8044
OS Source: Grinsell
HER: MDV19555
Alternate name: Merripit Hill 2
Short Name: CN?Merripit 2
Grinsell: List B LYDFORD 30b
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Grinsell
Hut Class: No
Lidar: SX 6575 8044
Guide Map: 27
Nearest Bus Stop: Warren House Inn (2.3 km) [Route: 171]
Nearby sites: SX 6575 8044
Notes
On the summit of Merripit Hill is a prominent mound representing an infilled mine shaft enclosed by debris. Grinsell List B of "Doubtful and rejected sites". Entry LYDFORD 30B has the description "industrial spoil heap".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)