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HER Number:MDV58865
Name:Cairn to the south-west of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh

Summary

Possible cairn at the head of tin openwork known as Ruelake pit to the south-west of Kennon Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 638 889
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishThrowleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHROWLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/149

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Greeves, T., 1998, Cairn at Ruelake pit (Worksheet). SDV226500.

Visited on 8th February 1998. Well preserved prehistoric cairn very approximately 50 metres due west of cairn (sx68nw/72) at the very head of tin openwork known as Ruelake pit. (the latter cairn is shown on butler map 41 and is described under 41/1) (worksheet).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV226500Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1998. Cairn at Ruelake pit. [Mapped feature: #37521 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV19463Related to: Cairn north of Ruelake pit, Throwleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 3 2023 3:07PM