Database entries
OS Map: SX 69033 70678
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV63936
Alternate name: Venford Reservoir E.
Short Name: CN:VenfordResE
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 20
Lidar: SX 69033 70678
Guide Map: 41
Nearest Bus Stop: Poundsgate Tavistock Inn (2.6 km) [Route: 172]
Nearby sites: SX 69033 70678
Notes
HER:
A ring cairn sited 6m east of the Holne to Hexworthy road and on the crest of the ridge which extends between Bench Tor and Holne Lee. The cairn consists of a low (0.2m) circular earthwork with a diameter of approximately 20m, and a central mound. Much of the circle has been effaced, possibly by road builders and a pair of tinners' pits have destroyed part of the western sector. The best preserved section is on the northern side where a low, curved bank survives with a spread of approximately 2m. The eastern side is currently occupied by a car park, delineated by a row of large, loose boulders. The section of the circle within the car park has become badly eroded and the stony cairn material is exposed. The central mound is roughly elliptical measuring 9m by 7m.