More information : SX 62108386. Quintin's Man (NAT) Cairn (NR). (1)
A cairn. The name implies a standing stone, but there is no
knowledge of one in living memory. (2)
A cairn measuring 18.3m in diameter and 1.7m in height with
turf-covered sides. In 1950 it was reported to have a hollow in the
centre and to be very mutilated(a) but now the centre has been
infilled with stone to present a flat top and there are no obvious
mutilations.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD. (3)
The remains of a large cairn lie on the edge of a flat-topped spur overlooking the North Teign Valley at SX 62108386, 600m east of Teign Head, and close to some buildings used by the MoD. The cairn comprises a large, turf-covered stony mound, 17.5m N-S, 16.5m E-W, and 1.6m high. A light shelf lies around the southeastern quadrant. There is a circular depression in the centre whcih measures 6.5m in diameter and 0.7m deep. Built into this depression is a circular shelter, some 2.6m in diameter, with an entrance to the southeast (4). The central depression seems to have been made some time after 1979 (see authority 3), whilst the small shelter was built some time after 1994 (5).
This fine cairn is generally as described. There is some visitor damage - stones removed from the fabric are being used to heighten the walls of the shelter. (7) |