Whitchurch Common 3 Cairn
Photo taken on 09-09-2023
Database entries
OS Map: SX 53004 74984
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV48866
Alternate name: Whitchurch Common 3
Short Name: CN Whitchurch3
Turner: B10
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Turner
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 6.5
Lidar: SX 53004 74984
Guide Map: 32
Nearest Bus Stop: Tavistock Higher Longford (1.7 km) [Route: 98,171,172]
Nearby sites: SX 53004 74984
Notes
"A 2m wide rubble bank containing a large number of edge set stones. Bank is up to 0.6m high, surrounding an area of 6.6m diam. A 3m wide, 0.1m deep ditch surrounds the bank. Lies within extensive coaxial field system".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.
- Turner, J.R., Ring Cairns, stone circles and related monuments on Dartmoor, D.A.S.P. No.48 pp.27-86 (1990)