Sharpitor W.5 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 5533 7055
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV62016
Alternate name: Sharpitor W.5
Short Name: CN:SharpitorW5
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 5-9.8 x 0.7
Lidar: SX 5533 7055
Nearby sites: SX 5533 7055
Notes
"Cairn situated adjacent to a field system on Walkhampton Common. Dimensions of cairn: 0.7 metres high, 9.8 metres by 5 metres. Central pit 1 metres by 0.8 metres by 0.15 metres. Oval mound with stones protruding. Oriented east-west. Probably a cairn, though may be connected with nearby field system."References
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- Newman, Phil, An Archaeological Survey of an area of Walkhampton Common, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, Southwest Landscape Investigations (2019)