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Dartmoor Site: Merivale (S) Encircled Cairn

Merivale (S) Encircled Cairn

Merivale (S) Encircled Cairn

Photo taken on 17-05-2019

Database entries

OS Map: SX 55368 74602
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV3759
Megalithic Portal: 52014
The Stone Rows of GB: Merrivale 4
PMD: Merrivale Menhir
Alternate name: Merrivale 6 (near standing stone)
Short Name: EC Merivale S
Butler map: 44.8.6
Grinsell: WALKHAMPTON 6
Turner: F19
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 3.0 x 0.2
Lidar: SX 55368 74602
Nearest Bus Stop: Merrivale Dartmoor Inn (0.8 km) [Route: 98,171,172]
Nearby sites: SX 55368 74602

Notes

The cairn now turf-covered with an excavation pit in the centre, has a diameter of 2.4m. and a height of 0.1m. The excavation pit can be seen in the photo. A very irregular "circle" of stones can be seen around this cairn. Turner F19.

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.

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