Halstock Down 3 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
Database entries
OS Map: SX 5976 9218
OS Source: HER
HER: MDV60254
Alternate name: Halstock Down 3
Short Name: RC:Halstock 3
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: HER
Hut Class: No
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 17.5
Lidar: SX 5976 9218
Guide Map: 1
Nearest Bus Stop: Okehampton Railway Station (3.0 km) [Route: 118,306,6A]
Nearby sites: SX 5976 9218
Notes
HER: A severely damaged cairn lies on the south west flank of Halstock Down 65 metres above the military ring road. All that remains is a stony fringe 1.2 to 1.6 metres wide and 0.4 metres high indicating an original diameter of around 20 metres for this feature. The interior of the cairn has been removed down to the old ground surface which has been further disturbed by later pits.Also In the southern field is a circular bank measuring up to 3m wide and 0.6m high surrounding a 17.5m diameter internal area. The ring bank has been cut in four places by military pits and others in the vicinity further confuse the situation. Despite this, it is clear that this earthwork represents the site of a ring 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.
- Newman, Phil, Archaeological Sites within Okehampton Training Area, Southwest Landscape Investigations (2014)