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Metherel Cairn

Metherel Cairn

Plan by RHW. Barrow Report 56. TDA Vol.69 1937

Database entries

OS Map: SX 6684 8401
OS Source: Constructed
HER: MDV6655
Megalithic Portal: 15138
PMD: Metherel
Alternate name: Metherel
Short Name: CT?Metherel1
Turner: C2
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Turner
Hut Class: Maybe
Cist Class: Maybe
Cairn Class: Maybe
Barrow Report: 56
Dimensions (m): 8.2
Lidar: SX 6684 8401
Nearby sites: SX 6684 8401

Notes

Cairn or hut circle? Excavation of three hut circles in 1936, prior to the construction of new reservoir at Fernworthy, showed the eastern circle, "No 6" (SX66858402), to represent the remains of a cairn with a probable cremation burial in a pit beneath a cover-stone.

References

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