Langcombe Head 1 Peat Stack
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6199 6630
OS Source: HER
Butler OS: SX62026628
HER: MDV13173
Alternate name: Langcombe Head 1
Short Name: CN?LangcomHead
Butler map: 50.3.12
Grinsell: CORNWOOD 24
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 13.0 x 0.7
Lidar: SX 6199 6630
Guide Map: 50
Nearest Bus Stop: Lee Moor Clearview (8.5 km) [Route: 59]
Nearby sites: SX 6199 6630
Notes
Probing confirms that the mound is a peat stack.Gerrard: This mound has a relatively steep profile is entirely composed of peat and is therefore unlikely to represent a prehistoric burial mound. The ridge on which this mound stands has over 100 similar examples. They may be the result of natural erosion or ancient peat cutting.
The NGR given by Butler is 35m to the SE.
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.3: The South-West, (1994)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Newman, Phil, The Upper Erme Valley Dartmoor National Park Devon An Archaeological Survey, Southwest Landscape Investigations (2018)