Leeden Tor S.W. Reported Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 56200 71500
OS Source: Estimate
Alternate name: Leeden Tor S.W.
Short Name: CNxLeeden SW
Exist: No
Record: Unique
Record Source: Breton
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 56200 71500
Guide Map: 38
Nearest Bus Stop: Walkhampton Memorial (4.4 km) [Route: 55,56]
Nearby sites: SX 56200 71500
Notes
Breton p.12: In a cairn S.W. of Leeden Tor a large urn 1 ft. high was found some years ago, about 6 in. under the surface of the calm ground which had a spout and a handle. The cairn was taken away by road menders and unfortunately the urn was broken up.This cairn is not mentioned by Butler but referring to the damage to the nearby Leeden Tor South settlement he states (p.36): Unfortunately this part of the hillside has been quarried on a small scale, probably soon after 1812 when the old road was turnpiked, resulting in numerous pits and trenches across the site.
References
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- Breton, Henry Hugh, The Heart of Dartmoor, (1926)
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.3: The South-West, (1994)