Shapley Common 1 Cairn
Database entries
OS Map: SX 6969 8276
OS Source: HER
Butler OS: SX69698276
HER: MDV64821
Alternate name: Shapley Common 1
Short Name: CN:Shapley 1
Butler map: 23.5.1
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 8.2 x 0.4
Lidar: SX 6969 8276
Guide Map: 21
Nearest Bus Stop: Warren House Inn (3.8 km) [Route: 171]
Nearby sites: SX 6969 8276
Notes
HER: A platform cairn situated on the north facing slope of a prominent ridge, approximately 550 metres north of Shapley Tor. The cairn includes a 12 metre diameter circular platform standing 0.2 metres high. On this platform stands an ovoid flat-topped cairn measuring 9.7 metres east to west by 7.5 metres and standing a maximum of 0.8 metres high. The sides of the mound are heather clad while the top is grassy with some stone protruding. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.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.1: The East, (1991)
- Newman, Phil, Headland Warren and the Birchtor and Vitifer Mines: An Archaeological Survey, English Heritage (2002)