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Dartmoor Site: Crane Hill Reported Cairn

Crane Hill Reported Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 61882 68773
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV78136
Alternate name: Crane Hill
Short Name: CN:Crane Hill
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 14-15 x 0.5
Lidar: SX 61882 68773
Guide Map: 44
Nearest Bus Stop: Princetown Dartmoor Visitor Centre (7.2 km) [Route: 98,171,172]
Nearby sites: SX 61882 68773

Notes

HER: Greeves (2009) describes this a probable prehistoric cairn on Crane Hill, Dartmoor Forest. More recent investigation in 2024 has suggested it is in fact a meiler, or the site of a peat-charcoal kiln.

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