Ger Tor Platform Cairn Circle
Database entries
OS Map: SX 54627 83330
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV11809
Megalithic Portal: 45645
Alternate name: Ger Tor Summit
Short Name: PC:Ger Tor 1
Butler map: 32.4
Turner: E24
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 6.0 x 0.4
Lidar: SX 54627 83330
Guide Map: 15
Nearest Bus Stop: Dartmoor Inn (3.9 km) [Route: 118]
Nearby sites: SX 54627 83330
Notes
"Cairn on ger tor, n side. Platform circle with ring of kerb stones 4.6m internal diam, enclosing flat-topped cairn 0.2m high. Much disturbed (turner)."UPDATE 31/12/2022. HER link changed from the now deleted MDV48908. NGRs updated accordingly to match MDV11809.
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.
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.2: The North, (1991)
- Turner, J.R., Ring Cairns, stone circles and related monuments on Dartmoor, D.A.S.P. No.48 pp.27-86 (1990)