Butterdon Hill (nr. Moretonhampstead) Standing Stone
Photo taken on 01-09-2017
Database entries
PDW coverage: Dartmoor Walk: Butterdon Hill (nr Moretonhampstead) Standing Stone
OS Map: SX 74784 88403
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV8278
Megalithic Portal: 33950
PMD: Butterdon Down Standing Stone
Alternate name: Butterdon Down
Short Name: SS Butter Down
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: PDW
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Maybe
Dimensions (m): 2.3
Lidar: SX 74784 88403
Guide Map: 14
Nearest Bus Stop: Moretonhampstead Court Street Car Park (3.1 km) [Route: 171,173]
Nearby sites: SX 74784 88403
Notes
Standing stone - prob. prehistoric. An upright stone, stands at the west edge of Butterdon Down, Moretonhampstead, beside the public footpath, 600 yards from Cranbrook Farm. It is between six and seven feet high and of slightly curved slab shape. Ref: Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 31 1970 pp. 225-26.HER quoting Turner: Standing stone measuring over 2.0 meters in height located on the line of a public footpath at SX74778839. This stone may be standing on a cairn.
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.
- Gerrard, Sandy, English Heritage Book of Dartmoor: Landscapes Through Time, (1997)