Great Nodden 1 Cairn Circle

Database entries

PDW coverage: Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks
OS Map: SX 53079 86222
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV134871
Alternate name: Great Nodden 1
Short Name: CN Great Nod 1
Butler map: 43.7.1
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 11.0 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 53079 86222
Guide Map: 9
Nearest Bus Stop: Fox and Hounds Hotel (0.9 km) [Route: 118]
Nearby sites: SX 53079 86222

Notes

This site originates with Butler but is not listed elsewhere. A mound can be seen on Lidar imagery at SX 53077 86213 which matches the location given by Butler. Visited 3 June 2022 and there is clearly a substantial but badly damaged cairn at this location. It can also be seen on Google satellite imagery. Whether it is prehistoric or later clearance is hard to say but the mutilated state suggests maybe more likely a robbed out prehistoric cairn. The Great Nodden Cairns 1-3 are not listed on the HER but there is an entry for the field system which states "May include some cairns, which presumably may be clearance cairns". See HER record Field system south of Nodden Gate MDV27320.

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)