Database entries
OS Map: SX 54448 77684
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV4184
Alternate name: Wedlake E.2
Short Name: CN:Wedlake E2
Butler map: 31.18.2
Grinsell: PETER TAVY 34a
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 18.0 x 0.4
Lidar: SX 54448 77684
Nearby sites: SX 54448 77684
Notes
The remains of what must have been an impressive large cairn lie on a fairly steep north-west facing hillslope in virtually clitter-free open moorland. It measures 17.0m in overall diameter, 0.5m in height and is apparently composed entirely of small stones.
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)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Newman, Phil, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and
its Prehistoric Environs, English Heritage (2003)