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Drizzlecombe 20 Reported Cist

Database entries

OS Map: SX 59685 67315
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV4034
PMD: Drizzlecombe 20
Alternate name: Drizzlecombe 20
Short Name: CN:Drizzle 20
Butler map: 49.19.20
Grinsell: SHEEPSTOR 31
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Maybe
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 10.0 x 0.4 C
Lidar: SX 59685 67315
Nearby sites: SX 59685 67315

Notes

A cairn situated on a south-facing slope below the crest of a ridge. It consists largely of small stones, partly heather-covered and has a diameter of 9.5 m and a height of 0.5 m; there is a depression of 0.6 m in the centre with a cavity which could be the site of a ruined cist.

References

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