Shoveldown N.W.4 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6438 8612
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV4395
Alternate name: Shoveldown N.W.4
Short Name: CN:ShovelNW 4
Butler map: 37.5.4
Grinsell: GIDLEIGH 2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 4.5 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 6438 8612
Guide Map: 13
Nearest Bus Stop (Minor): Wonson Telephone Box (6.0 km) [Route: 670]
Nearest Bus Stop (Major): Chagford The Square (5.9 km) [Route: 173,178,671]
Nearby sites: SX 6438 8612
Notes
"The n cairn, probably that described by os and grinsell, measures 4.5m in diam and stands a maximum of 0.55m high. It possesses steep sides with some protruding stone and a very slightly hollowed centre. There are no obvious signs of disturbance (probert)"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)