White Hill S.W.2 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 53000 83671
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV21079
Alternate name: White Hill S.W.2
Short Name: CN:WhiteHiSW 2
Butler map: 32.22.2
Grinsell: PETER TAVY 2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 10 13
Dimensions (m): c.13.0 x 1.0
Lidar: SX 53000 83671
Guide Map: 15
Nearest Bus Stop: Dartmoor Inn (2.3 km) [Route: 118]
Nearby sites: SX 53000 83671
Notes
NMR B "Diam 13m, height 0.8m. Trench, 0.8m wide, 0.15m deep extends sw-ne through centre of mound. Probably result of partial excavation by baring gould in 1888 which produced a pan or basin containing ashes and charcoal. The n side of the mound has seen limited damage"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)
- Worth, R.N., Barrow Report 10, T.D.A. Vol.20 (1888)
- Worth, R.N., Barrow Report 13, T.D.A. Vol.23 (1891)