Ringmoor Down 14 Reported Cairn
Database entries
PDW coverage: Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks
OS Map: SX 56905 66768
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV12716
Alternate name: Ringmoor Down 14
Short Name: CN:Ringmoor14
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 2.0 x 0.3
Lidar: SX 56905 66768
Guide Map: 47
Nearest Bus Stop: Meavy Primary School (3.2 km) [Route: 56]
Nearby sites: SX 56905 66768
Notes
Northern of a pair. There are a pair of cairns near the reave that are clearly visible on Google satellite separated by about 17m. The southern one was photographed on 27/05/2023 and is located at SX 56902 66751. The northern one is closer to the reave and is located at SX 56905 66768.This record could be Grinsell's SHEEPSTOR 13d and/or Butler's 49.21.10, see: Ringmoor Down 10
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.3: The South-West, (1994)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Newman, Phil, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape - A new survey , Southwest Landscape Investigations (2022)