Mardle Valley 7 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6792 6855
OS Source: Butler
Butler OS: SX67926855
HER: MDV5214
Alternate name: Mardle Valley 7
Short Name: CN:Mardle 7
Butler map: 58.12.7
Grinsell: WEST BUCKFASTLEIGH 5
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 8.5 x 1.0
Lidar: SX 6792 6855
Guide Map: 45
Nearest Bus Stop: Poundsgate Tavistock Inn (5.7 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 6792 6855
Notes
HER: Round cairn measuring approximately 9 metres in diameter (around 0.6 metres high), almost on the summit of hill east of the River Mardle. It is constructed of small boulders and the centre has been disturbed.Visit by author 02/10/2025 to look for this site. Unable to locate cairns 5-8 due to dense vegetation cover. This site would appear to be located in widespread dense gorse which is head height - impossible to investigate.
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)