Shapley Common 2 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 69869 82580
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV6726
Alternate name: Shapley Common 2
Short Name: CN:Shapley 2
Butler map: 23.5.2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 8.0 x 0.7
Lidar: SX 69869 82580
Guide Map: 21
Nearest Bus Stop: Warren House Inn (3.8 km) [Route: 171]
Nearby sites: SX 69869 82580
Notes
A disturbed heather covered cairn lies on the gently sloping north east flank of Shapley Tor. The slightly ovoid mound measures 8.6 metres north to south by 8 metres and stands a maximum of 1 metres high. An ovoid hollow 2.5 metres by 3 metres and around 0.4 metres deep is visible in the centre of this feature.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)
- Newman, Phil, Headland Warren and the Birchtor and Vitifer Mines: An Archaeological Survey, English Heritage (2002)