Western Beacon (S of) Clearance Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 654 576
OS Source: Grinsell
HER: MDV3099
Alternate name: Western Beacon 21
Short Name: CN?WesternB21
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
Guide Map: 58
Nearest Bus Stop: Ivybridge BP Garage (Stop B) (2.9 km) [Route: 38]
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. Alt-Name set to cairn 21References
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)