Ringmoor Down 8 Cairn Circle
Photo taken on 27-05-2023
Database entries
PDW coverage: Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks
OS Map: SX 56590 66692
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV3994
PMD: Ringmoor Down
Alternate name: Ringmoor Down 8
Short Name: CN Ringmoor 8
Butler map: 49.21.8
Grinsell: SHEEPSTOR 13
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Radcliffe
Cist Class: Maybe
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 13.0 x 0.5
Lidar: SX 56590 66692
Guide Map: 47
Nearest Bus Stop: Meavy Primary School (2.9 km) [Route: 56]
Nearby sites: SX 56590 66692
Notes
Radcliffe notes: There are remains of a retaining circle consisting of five stones, all standing, visible in SW quadrant. Dia 13m, ht 0.5m. Secondary cist and retaining kerb exposed.HER quoting Newman: A turf-covered round cairn on the summit ridge of Ringmoor Down. SX 56589 66683. A round cairn on the summit ridge of Ringmoor Down. This stony cairn which is now turf covered has been much disturbed and has become very spread as a result. The original diameter of 7m is defined by vestiges of a stone kerb on the SW and northern arcs but the overall spread of the cairn is now up to 12.6m. by 0.72m high. The mound has been dug into in its centre creating a hollow with a rim surrounding it and a smaller rectangular hollow of 0.78m by 0.49m is visible but no evidence of a cist.
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.
- Breton, Henry Hugh, Beautiful Dartmoor And Its Interesting Antiquities, (1990)
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.3: The South-West, (1994)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Newman, Phil, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape - A new survey , Southwest Landscape Investigations (2022)