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Dartmoor Site: Cox Tor Stone Ring Cairn Circle

Cox Tor Stone Ring Cairn Circle

Cox Tor Stone Ring Cairn Circle

Photo taken on 14-07-2019

Database entries

OS Map: SX 53060 76190
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV4151
Megalithic Portal: 32104
Alternate name: Cox Tor Summit
Short Name: RC Cox Tor
Butler map: 31.1.3
Grinsell: PETER TAVY 37a
Turner: A59
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 17
Lidar: SX 53060 76190
Nearby sites: SX 53060 76190

Notes

"Cox tor, ring cairn. The outcrop of granite on the summit is surrounded by an ancient wall, enclosing a space of about 21m in diameter, built of small stones. Pillaged and part used in erection of the cairn for the 1887 jubilee."

References

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