Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn
SX65665940

Nearest town:

Rattery (7km ENE)

OS reference:

SX65665940

OS sheet:

202

Latitude:

50° 25' 6.45 N

Longitude:

3° 53' 28.36 W

Added to TMA by

Images (3)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Butterdon Hill (north) cairn (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

The hollowed out top of the cairn, looking south to the Butterdon Hill summit cairns.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 6, 2010

Image of Butterdon Hill (north) cairn (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

Looking west over the centre of the cairn, with Hangershell Rock in the middle-distance.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 6, 2010

Image of Butterdon Hill (north) cairn (Round Cairn) by thesweetcheat

This attractive but damaged cairn reminded me of a sand-castle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (10.6.2010)

thesweetcheat Jul 6, 2010

Articles

Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn

thesweetcheat Jul 6, 2010

Brief description from Pastscape:

“Cairn at SX 65665940, 17 metres diameter by 1.2 metres high.

Large central hollow.”

Sites within 20km of Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.42km NNE

6

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 0.59km S

4

2
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.62km NW

16

1

3
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 0.69km SW

2

1
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 0.72km S

21

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 0.96km SE

8

2
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 1km N

3

2
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.09km N

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.29km WSW

5

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 1.32km NNE

3

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 1.32km SSE

13

2
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.32km NNW

12

2
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.34km SW
Harford Moor

Cist • 1.4km WNW

15

2
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.46km NNE

11

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.54km NW

8

2
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 1.81km S

19

5
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.82km NW

3

1
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 2.03km W

8

1
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 2.07km NNE

15

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.07km W

18

5
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.3km SSE

3

2
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.35km NNE

14

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 2.48km NW

5

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.65km WNW

8

2
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.94km ENE

2

2
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 3.12km NNW

10
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 3.44km WNW

5

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 3.46km WNW

3

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.79km WNW

40

1

6

2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 3.87km WNW

4

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 3.87km WNW

5
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.94km WNW

4

2

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.06km WNW

6

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 4.29km WNW

1

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 4.56km WNW

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.99km NW

3
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 5.25km ENE

1
Dendles Waste

Cist • 5.3km WNW

1

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.34km NNE
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.44km NW

15

6

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.56km WNW

3

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 5.76km N

9

1

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.87km NW

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.9km NW

5

2
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.93km NW

3

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 5.97km NW

4

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 6km NNW

9

3
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.33km NNE

9

1
Penn Beacon South

6.52km W

3
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 6.55km NNE

2
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.59km NW

4

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.64km NNW

10
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.68km NNE

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.7km NNE

2

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 6.72km W

2
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.76km N

2

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.76km NNE

13

1

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.83km NE

5

1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.92km N

1

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 6.99km N

6

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 7.1km NNE

8

1

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 7.39km WNW

3
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 7.51km N

11

1

2
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.7km W

1

2
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.04km N

11

1

3
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 8.13km W

7
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 8.14km W
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 8.28km WNW

14

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.64km NW

12

2
Spanish Lake

Cist • 8.71km WNW

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.87km W

1

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 8.89km WNW

35

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 9km WNW

7

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 9.17km W

24

2

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.2km W

17

3

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.34km W

20

3

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 9.41km NW

2

1

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 9.42km WNW

2
Trowlesworthy

9.43km W
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.43km W

2
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.43km NW

2

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 9.53km N

1

1
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 9.59km ESE

1

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.59km WNW

10
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 9.6km WNW

5
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 9.61km W

1

1
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 9.66km WNW

1

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 9.9km WNW

3

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 10.03km WNW

116

8

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.03km WNW

3
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 10.04km W

1

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.13km W

11

1
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 10.24km WNW

5

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 10.3km WNW

7

1
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.46km W

3

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.49km WNW

8

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.49km NNW

2

1
Saddlesborough

10.53km W
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.66km W

9

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.77km WNW

3
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 10.84km WNW

15

3
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 10.84km WNW

2
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 10.91km WNW

12

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 10.95km WNW

9

2
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.97km W

57

1

8

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.98km W

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.98km W

19

3
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.07km W

5

2
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 11.09km WNW

3

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 11.22km WSW

13

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.3km NNW

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.34km WNW

6
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.36km WNW

3
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 11.36km NW

5

2
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.36km WNW

52

7

3
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 11.42km NE

19

5

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.46km WNW

3

2
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 11.49km NW

4

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 11.58km WNW

6
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.68km WNW

52

3

11

3
Outcombe

Cist • 11.71km WNW

1

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.71km WNW

2

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 11.73km N

1

2
Ringmoor Down Reave

11.82km W

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.83km N

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.92km WNW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 11.98km WNW

9

2
Ter Hill

Cist • 12.03km NW

2

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 12.05km NW

1

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.07km WNW

69

1

7

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 12.13km WNW

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 12.36km W

11

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 12.37km N

1

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 12.38km W

9
Down Tor South

Cist • 12.41km WNW

2

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 12.47km WNW

3
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.56km WNW

2

2
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.62km W

4

4
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 12.78km NNW

12

2
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.8km W

2
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 12.94km NNW

3

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 13.03km NNW

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 13.1km NW

10

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 13.2km NW

24
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 13.69km NNW

2
Royal Hill

13.7km NW
Leather Tor South

Cist • 13.74km WNW

2
Ritson Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.84km E

1
Stanborough Camp

Hillfort • 13.89km E

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.9km NNW

26

4

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.9km WNW

17
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.04km N

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.09km N

6
Halwell Camp

Hillfort • 14.13km E

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 14.33km NW

4

1

3
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 14.51km WNW

1

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.62km WNW

45

1

3
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 14.66km WNW

1

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.68km N

9

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.69km N

20

1

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.75km WNW

17
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.81km NW

8
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 14.87km WNW

8

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 14.95km WNW

3

2
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 14.96km WNW

10

5
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.96km WNW

16

2
Blakey Tor

Cist • 15.06km NW

5

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.09km N

33

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.22km NNW

4

2
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.5km WNW

4

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.56km N

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.66km NW

8
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 15.78km W

8

2
Ingra Tor

Cist • 15.97km WNW

1

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.09km WNW

1

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.09km NNW

7

4
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 16.55km NNW

9

1
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 16.82km W
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 16.82km N

5
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.09km N

3

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.12km NNW

26

7

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 17.13km NNW

8

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.42km NNE

1

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 17.55km NNE

11
Yellowmeade

Cist • 17.65km WNW

2

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 17.84km NNE

7

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.01km NNE

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 18.04km WNW

1

1
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 18.07km NNE

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

18.26km NW

2

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.29km NW

1

1

1

1
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.3km ENE

4

2
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.33km NNW

43

2
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.35km NNE

9
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.36km WNW

39

3
Denbury

Hillfort • 18.44km ENE

5

1

3

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 18.44km NNE

8
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 18.45km WNW

105

19

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.48km NNE

22

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 18.49km NNE

3
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 18.59km NNW

3
Stennen Hill

Cist • 18.65km NNW

9

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.66km N

3

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 18.72km NNW

4

1

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 18.76km WNW

14

4

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 18.81km NNE

7

2

2
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.82km NNE

7
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.83km WNW

8

1

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.84km NW

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.25km NNW

8

1

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 19.27km N

23

8

2
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.41km NNW

16

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 19.47km NNW

1

1

2
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 19.47km WNW

1

2
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.59km NW

8
Bolt Tail

Promontory Fort • 19.77km SSE

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 19.86km NW

2

1