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Dartmoor Site: Doetor Common (W) Clearance Cairn

Doetor Common (W) Clearance Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 5235 8468
OS Source: Constructed
HER: MDV3219
Alternate name: Doetor Common (W)
Short Name: CN?Doetor Co1
Grinsell: LYDFORD 10
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Grinsell
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 7.0 x 0.2
Lidar: SX 5235 8468
Nearby sites: SX 5235 8468

Notes

Post-medieval. NMR states "The mound depicted on the OS 1:10000 scale mapping (1) and described by Grinsell (2) is largely obscured by gorse. It is not of prehistoric origin as it sits upon a number of narrow cultivation ridges associated with the post medieval field system in this area. It is more likely to be a relatively recent stone clearance heap. A similar feature (440692) lies 140m to the east."

References

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