Sharpitor W.6 Reported Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 5520 7039
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV62014
Alternate name: Sharpitor W.6
Short Name: CN?SharpitorW6
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 5.8 x 0.5
Lidar: SX 5520 7039
Guide Map: 38
Nearest Bus Stop: Walkhampton Memorial (2.6 km) [Route: 55,56]
Nearby sites: SX 5520 7039
Notes
HER: Cairn measures 5.8 metres in diameter, height 0.5 metres. Covered in grass and bracken. Lies 7 metres at 325 degrees from the west-north-western end of field system. May be a clearance cairn, but a funerary origin cannot be ruled out.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.
- Newman, Phil, An Archaeological Survey of an area of Walkhampton Common, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, Southwest Landscape Investigations (2019)