Mardon Down (Exc. 18th century) Reported Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 768 875
OS Source: Constructed
HER: MDV105916
Alternate name: Mardon Down (Exc. 18th century)
Short Name: CN?Mardon Do3
Grinsell: MORETONHAMPSTEAD 5a
Exist: Maybe
Record: Duplicate
Record Source: Grinsell
Cairn Class: Maybe
Lidar: SX 768 875
Nearby sites: SX 768 875
Notes
Linear cairn cemetery aligned broadly north-south on the west side of Mardon Down and comprising some nine cairns. One of the cairns was excavated in the 18th century producing ashes, charcoal and sherds of pottery, although which cairn is uknown.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.
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)