Cosdon Hill N.1 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 636 933
OS Source: HER
Butler OS: SX63609330
HER: MDV13050
HER 2026 URL: MDV13050
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill N.1
Short Name: CN:Cosdon N1
Butler map: 40.8.1
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): c.5.0 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 636 933
Guide Map: 3
Nearest Bus Stop: Sticklepath Devonshire Inn (1.2 km) [Route: 178,671,6A]
Nearby sites: SX 636 933
Notes
NGR could be SX 63504 93207 which is 100m to the SW. Butler states "At the north end of the hill an inconspicuous turf-covered cairn with shallow central depression lies on the hillside just above the enclosed land". The author looked for this cairn on 12/09/21 but was unable to find it within the deep vegetation cover.13/12/2024: The record is duplicated on the HER by MDV103625. Butler gave a grid reference of SX 6360 9330 (previously used here). Record MDV103625 has SX 63504 93207 which is 100 metres to the SW.
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.
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.2: The North, (1991)