Holne Ridge N.7 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6692 7104
OS Source: Constructed
HER: MDV6411
Alternate name: Holne Ridge N.7
Short Name: CN:HolneRidg 7
Butler map: 60.26.7
Grinsell: HOLNE 4
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 24
Dimensions (m): 5.4 x 0.8
Lidar: SX 6692 7104
Guide Map: 40
Nearest Bus Stop: Dartmeet Badgers Holt (2.9 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 6692 7104
Notes
One of eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. Cairn near horn's cross. It has been excavated; there is a trench through the centre. A hole was sunk in 'calm', and contained charcoal and bones.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)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 24, T.D.A. Vol.37 pp.87-95 (1905)