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Dartmoor Site: Mardon Down NE 4 Cairn

Mardon Down NE 4 Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 77501 87801
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV20075
Alternate name: Mardon Down NE 4
Short Name: CN Mardon NE 4
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 6.0 x 2.0
Lidar: SX 77501 87801
Guide Map: 59
Nearest Bus Stop: Moretonhampstead Court Street Car Park (3.8 km) [Route: 171,173]
Nearby sites: SX 77501 87801

Notes

Cairn C HER record MDV20075: (16/02/1982) Four cairns are visible on a slight west slope near the eastern summit of Mardon Down.

A: SX 77508792. Diameter 4.0m., height 0.3m.
B: SX 77478778. Diameter 5.5m., height 0.4m.
C: SX 77498779. Elongated, 6.0m. north to south, 2.0m. wide.
D: SX 77508779. Diameter 5.5m., height 0.4m.


Visited by the author on 30/01/2025 and GPS position taken with garmin but no photo taken.

See also HER MDV20074 (which refers to this group of 4 cairns but has a grid reference that matches none).

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