Shady Back Tor Clearance Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 5649 6481
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV56749
Alternate name: Shady Back Tor
Short Name: CN:ShadyBack
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Lidar: SX 5649 6481
Guide Map: 53
Nearest Bus Stop: Shaugh Prior White Thorn Inn (3.6 km) [Route: 59]
Nearby sites: SX 5649 6481
Notes
HER: At SX 5649 6481 and SX 5650 6481. Two clearance cairns adjacent to an historic field system on the west facing slope of Shady Back Tor. Both mounds are covered in loose rubble and are considered to be of post-Medieval date.The western mound lies partly within the southern ditch of pillow mound (PRN 43428), measures 7m in diameter and stands up to 0.5m high.
The eastern mound measures 4m by 2.5m and 0.2m high.