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Venford 4 Clearance Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 6820 7117
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV13000
Alternate name: Venford 4
Short Name: CN:Venford 4
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 2.7 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 6820 7117
Guide Map: 40
Nearest Bus Stop: Dartmeet Badgers Holt (3.0 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 6820 7117

Notes

HER: One of a group of three cairns on Holne Moor. The Ordnance Survey (1977) suggested these as Prehistoric cairns, but 1996 Royal Commission field survey (1996) reclassified as Medieval or later clearance mounds. This feature is turf covered and measures 2.7m diameter and 0.3m high, and is constructed of small boulders.

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