Broad Down Cairn (Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Broad Down Cairn (Cairn) by Mr Hamhead

Mr Hamhead Oct 4, 2009

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Mr Hamhead Oct 4, 2009

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Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s)

Mr Hamhead Oct 4, 2009

I don’t suppose I will ever visit this cairn again.....might not even be able to find it again! It really is in the middle of nowhere and the only reason i chanced upon it was because I was trying to find the driest route between two points.
Broad Down is a large expanse of boggy grassland to the north of Postbridge running down the the East Dart river. This small cairn sits atop of the down...but i have to say i am not too sure of my grid ref mainly because of the featureless terrain.

Sites within 20km of Broad Down Cairn

Chittaford Down

Cist • 2.27km ESE

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 2.28km ESE

8

2
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 2.33km NNE

14

1

1

1
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.36km E

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 2.36km E

16

2
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.37km SE

16

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.5km WSW

13

2
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.5km SSE

8

1

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 2.55km SSW

2

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.68km WNW

12

4
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.7km NE

3
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 2.82km ESE

1

1

2
Stennen Hill

Cist • 3.08km SSE

9

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 3.11km NE

63

4

11

3
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.18km S

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 3.25km SE

3
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 3.59km ENE

1

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 3.61km WSW

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 3.74km ESE

4

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

3.76km S

2

2
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.04km ESE

43

2
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.65km ENE

33

3
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 4.67km NNW

1

6

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 4.89km SE

8

1
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 4.94km NE

2

1

1
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 4.95km NE

54

6

2
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.95km NE

7

2
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 5.02km NE

5

2
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.07km ESE

26

7

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.07km SSW

1

1

1

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.08km NE

15

1

3

1
Fernworthy Round House

5.23km ENE

19

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.3km ENE

2
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 5.35km SE

9

1
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.4km ENE

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.52km ENE

17

1
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.71km ENE

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.74km ENE

3
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.92km NE

12

2
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 5.99km ENE

2
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 6km E

2
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 6.01km NE

12

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.02km ENE

1

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.07km ESE

3

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.09km E

23

8

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.25km E

3

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.29km ESE

7

4
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.43km S

8
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.53km NE

62

1

7

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 6.6km WSW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.61km WSW

18

1

4
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 6.66km NE

2

1
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.69km ENE

3
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 6.7km ESE

5
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.79km SE

4

2
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 6.82km ENE

13

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 6.87km WSW

3
Blakey Tor

Cist • 7.02km S

5

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.06km WSW

10

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.08km ENE

19

2
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 7.3km NNE

4
White Tor East

Cist • 7.5km WSW

6

1
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 7.52km NNE

69

3

12
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.56km SW

8
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 7.61km WSW

1
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.61km NE

6

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.72km ENE

14

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 7.75km S

4

1

3
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.8km WSW

17
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.88km SE

26

4

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 8.03km SSE

2
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.07km ENE

6
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 8.11km ENE

12
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

8.27km ENE

49

8

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.29km NNE

28

4
Royal Hill

8.3km SSE
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 8.31km NNE

1
Buttern Hill

8.32km NNE

1

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 8.42km SW

2

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 8.47km W

5

1
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 8.48km E

6
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 8.58km ENE

10

1
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 8.58km NNE

8

2
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.62km WSW

1

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 8.69km SSE

24
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.7km SW

8

1

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 8.7km SSE

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.72km SW

105

19

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 8.79km SSE

3

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 8.85km SSE

10

1
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 8.87km WNW

10

1

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.94km N

35

1

11
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.95km SSW

8
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.96km SW

39

3
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 8.98km NW

18

4
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.09km ENE

8

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.11km ESE

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.14km ESE

9

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.26km ESE

6
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.32km ESE

20

1

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 9.36km SE

12

2
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 9.42km NW

11

3
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.43km ESE

33

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.47km SSW

1

1
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.52km ESE

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.6km NE

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 9.74km SSE

2

1
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.84km N

20

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 9.89km SW

1

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.95km WSW

2

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.97km SSW

45

1

3
Vixen Tor

Cist • 9.98km SW

14

4

1
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 10km SSW

8

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 10.12km NW

23

2

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 10.4km WNW

4
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 10.45km S

1

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 10.51km SSE

5

2
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 10.55km SW

1

2
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 10.57km NNW

7
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.57km SSW

17
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.58km WNW

19

1

1

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 10.59km SSE

4

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.61km SE

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 10.63km SW

1

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.66km SSW

17
Holne Moor

Cist • 10.81km SE

1

2
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 10.84km N

4
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.88km NW

5

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 10.96km ESE

1

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.97km E

1

1
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.17km N

32

5

1
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 11.2km NNW

6
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.23km SE

2
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 11.28km WNW

3

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 11.35km SSW

1

1
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.45km W

1

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.63km SE

2

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 11.64km S

9

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.64km S

10

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 11.7km SSW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.73km SSW

16

2
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 11.82km SSW

3
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.87km SSW

10

5
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 11.89km S

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.92km S

69

1

7

1
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 12km NNW

27

1

5

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.16km SSW

4

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 12.19km SSW

2

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 12.28km ENE

10

4
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.29km NNW

6
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 12.34km S

15

3
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 12.36km E

11

5
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.4km E

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 12.42km E

24

2
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.51km E

7
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 12.52km SSW

1

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.53km S

2

1
Leather Tor South

Cist • 12.55km SSW

2
Blackslade Down

Cist • 12.71km E

7

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 12.78km E

11
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.87km E

9
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 12.89km SSE

2

1

1
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 12.95km NE

40

10

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 13.1km E

7

2

2
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.11km N

4

1

2

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.11km SSE

12

2
Outcombe

Cist • 13.18km SSW

1

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.33km S

2

1
East Hill

Hillfort • 13.36km NNW

11

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 13.38km S

9

2
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 13.49km SE

1

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.55km S

10
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 13.56km S

7

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 13.59km S

5
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.64km SSW

3

2
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 13.64km S

3

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.68km SSW

52

3

11

3
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.77km E

22

1
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 13.78km E

1

1
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 13.79km W

1

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 13.93km S

116

8

1
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.95km N

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 14.03km S

35

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.08km S

8

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 14.36km SSW

2

2
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 14.36km E

1

1
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 14.4km ENE

10

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 14.4km S

14

1
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.4km E

15

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.4km SSW

6
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 14.45km S

2
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 14.5km NE

11

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.52km SE

11

1

3
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 14.56km SE

11

1

2
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 14.6km SSW

12

1
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.65km WSW

22

7
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.67km S

3
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 14.75km E

3
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.83km E

9

2
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 14.98km E

8
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.17km SE

1

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.21km SSE

4

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 15.26km SE

10
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 15.31km S

7

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 15.32km SE

6

1
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 15.35km ENE

1
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.39km SSW

3
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.45km SE

2

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.48km S

3
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 15.48km S

1

1
Heathfield Beacons

Round Barrow(s) • 15.61km WSW

2
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 15.78km SSE

9

3
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 15.78km NE

16

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 15.79km SSE

4

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.84km SSE

3

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 15.84km SSW

6
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.86km SSW

52

7

3
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 15.9km S

5

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.97km SSE

5

2
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 15.99km SSW

3

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.99km SSE

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 15.99km S

2
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 16.11km ENE

13

1

2
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 16.14km SE

8

1

1
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.17km ENE

25

4
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.17km SSW

57

1

8

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.2km SE

1
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.25km ENE

10

2
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 16.32km SE

2
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 16.33km ESE

19

5

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 16.37km SE

9

1

1
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.37km ENE

25

3
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.47km SE

9

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.47km SSE

15

6

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

16.53km SSW

1
Mardon Down

16.68km ENE

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 16.71km S

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.72km SE

13

1

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.75km S

1

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 16.75km S

1

1
Trowlesworthy

16.79km S
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.79km S

2
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.89km SSE

3
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 17.11km S

3
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 17.16km ENE

13

1

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.19km SSE

3

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 17.28km S

24

2

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.32km S

20

3

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.33km SSW

2
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.33km SE

2

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 17.34km SSW

11

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.4km S

17

3

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.54km SE
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 17.58km S
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.6km SE

5

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 17.79km S

7
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 17.99km S

2
Dendles Waste

Cist • 18.09km SSE

1

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 18.19km SSE

1

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 18.28km S

1

1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.35km SSE

4

2

1
Penn Beacon South

18.38km S

3
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 18.39km SSE

4

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 18.44km SSE

5
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.45km SSW

4

4
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.5km SSW

3

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.51km SSE

6

1
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.51km SSW

9

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.52km SSW

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.52km SSW

19

3
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.54km SSE

40

1

6

2
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.55km SSW

5

2
Saddlesborough

18.57km SSW
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 18.59km SSE

5

2

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 18.59km SSE

1

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 18.61km SSE

10
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.78km S

1

2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 18.98km SSE

3

2

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 19.09km SSW

9
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.25km SSE

5

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.67km SSW

11

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.67km SSE

8

2
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.94km SSE

3

1