East Hill Clearance Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 5977 9382
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV20457
Alternate name: East Hill
Short Name: CN East Hill
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 17
Lidar: SX 5977 9382
Nearby sites: SX 5977 9382

Notes

NMR suggests "Post medieval clearance". The photo is presumably of this site. It was taken not long after the platinum jubilee celebrations in 2022 when a number of beacons were contructed on Dartmoor. The assumption is this was built up on top of the clearance cairn but the quantity of material obscures whether or not there is a mound there. No other obvious clearance cairn could be found in the vicinity suggesting this is it. THE HER gives the location as SX 59770 93820 and this is at SX 59746 93844. As this identification is not certain the grid reference will be left as that given by the HER.

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.

• Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 17, T.D.A. Vol.30 pp. (1898)