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Dartmoor Site: Western Beacon (S of) Clearance Cairn

Western Beacon (S of) Clearance Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 654 576
OS Source: Grinsell
HER: MDV3099
Alternate name: Western Beacon (S of)
Short Name: CN?UGB23b-d
Grinsell: List B UGBOROUGH 23b-d
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Grinsell
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 24 x 3
Lidar: SX 654 576
Nearby sites: SX 654 576

Notes

SX654576 Large oval stoneheaps, probably tin miners' spoil heaps (T. Greeves). Grid reference is approximate - the heaps are in this area. HER entry MDV28485 mentions the heaps in passing but is about Cairn 7. MDV3099 mentions quarying in the area.

References

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