Black Hill 2 Cairn
Photo taken on 15-05-2023
Database entries
OS Map: SX 76169 78687
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV8042
Alternate name: Black Hill 2
Short Name: CN BlackHill 2
Butler map: 2.5.2
Grinsell: MANATON 18
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 17.0 x 1.0
Lidar: SX 76169 78687
Guide Map: 31
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Manaton Becky Falls (1.8 km) [Route: 271,671]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Lustleigh Bishops Stone (3.7 km) [Route: 178]
Nearby sites: SX 76169 78687
Notes
Butler refers to around twelve cairns at this location, most of which are quite insignificant. The four largest are still well defined and measure approximately 16.5 meters in diameter.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.1: The East, (1991)
- Crossing, William, Guide to Dartmoor, (2001)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)