SHARP TOR CAIRN, SOUTH DARTMOOR
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plymplodder
N 50° 26.424 W 003° 54.152
30U E 435911 N 5587987
A granite cairn on South Dartmoor near Sharp Tor..
Waymark Code: WM3Y9K
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/05/2008
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Most cairns have been dated to the Early Bronze Age which places them to between 2300 and 1400 BC. The average Dartmoor cairn has a diameter of 28 feet. At the centre of the cairns was a burial that was either placed in a kist or a small pit.
Many Dartmoor cairns have had their stones used for other purposes such as the building of walls and cottages.
Ordnance Survey map reference (10 figure) if within DNP – If outside the Park, add N/A: Not listed
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