Conies Down 5 Long Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 5757 7950
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV61736
Alternate name: Conies Down 5
Short Name: CN:Conies 5
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 20 x 9 x 1
Lidar: SX 5757 7950
Guide Map: 25
Nearest Bus Stop: Merrivale Dartmoor Inn (6.6 km) [Route: 98,171,172]
Nearby sites: SX 5757 7950
Notes
HER: An apparent long cairn on north-west flank of Conies DownGreeves via HER: an apparent long cairn on nw flank of conies down. Aligned down slope, c 20m x 9m x im high. Long axis is nw-se, aligned to nw on limsboro cairn. An ancient dry leat (sx57ne/45) passes along contour immediately above cairn. Vegetation cover is mossy, with some heather and grasses, and distinct from surrounding vegetation. On ne side of cairn is an apparent discrete round cairn , 6-7m in diameter and c 0.3m high, with similar vegetation cover. No stones are visible on the long cairn, but 3 lie in a shallow pit c 3m to the sw. This pit is 2.5m diam x 0.5m deep and probably of modern military origin. C 100m to w is a crescentric bank of unknown purpose