Mardle Valley 3 Cairn
Photo taken on 02-10-2025
Database entries
OS Map: SX 67727 69038
OS Source: Garmin
Butler OS: SX67726903
HER: MDV5204
Alternate name: Mardle Valley 3
Short Name: CN:Mardle 3
Butler map: 58.12.3
Grinsell: HOLNE 14
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 9.0 x 0.6
Lidar: SX 67727 69038
Guide Map: 45
Nearest Bus Stop: Poundsgate Tavistock Inn (5.3 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 67727 69038
Notes
HER: Round cairn measures 8.5m diameter and 0.5m high. It has a rectangular trench, 2.3m by 1.6m and 0.3m deep dug into its centre.This cairn has been cleared of vegetation by the DPA in September 2025 and the author visited shortly afterwards on 02/10/2025. Photos added and grid references updated.
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.4: The South-East, (1993)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Newman, Phil; Probert, S. A. J, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (1997)