GLADMAN
The cairn-circle at SX620720 showing the exposed cist...
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Sited above and to the approx south-west of the Royal Hill trio of cairn-circles, this is a much more substantial monument... not a true ‘upland’ cairn, perhaps. But similar, fantastic vibe.
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Looking across the interior of this substantial cairn... I’ve seen much worse damage, to be fair.
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Far from being ‘broken’, I reckoned this to be a fine, upstanding monument.
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Wild ponies fade to black beneath the Dartmoor sky upon Raddick Hill......
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SX57917115 – into the sun, but can’t complain about that on Dartmoor...
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Not overly large, but a nice substantial upland cairn nevertheless. Note the remaining orthostat of (presumably) a former surrounding kerb/cairn-circle.
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You may just about discern the former gunpowder mill chimney, top right. Note that a direct approach will lead you through deep bog... please bear that in mind.
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If approaching from Hollowcombe Bottom, please note that the hinterland is SERIOUS bog to the point of being almost impassable. I gave up any pretence of ‘dry feet’ and simply waded.
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OK, perhaps not quite in the class of Carn Blaen Glasffrwd visited earlier this year.... but imo just about as perfectly preserved a cist as one could wish to find.
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Well worth braving the elements for. So much more archaeology down there, too.
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Coincidence, perhaps? Or part of possible ‘tor cairn’ upon Higher White Tor?
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Possibly wishful thinking, but I did think this looked like the remains of a ‘tor cairn’ surrounding the modern marker at the summit of Higher White Tor.
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Toward Longaford Tor from what I took to be the possible remains of a tor cairn crowning Higher White Tor. From this viewpoint, it was possible to determine a number of ‘plausible’ stone rows, to be fair. Note that to the right.
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Retrospective towards Longaford Tor... note the stones within the unruly grass either side of the fallen stones demarcating the path. Despite bearing no archaeology, I was impressed with the topography of Longaford Tor. One to reprise in better weather, with less to see on the day (note the unavoidable rain splodge – without an auto camera lens wiper, that is)
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Nearing Higher White Tor, approaching from Longaford Tor. The worn path follows the line of what appeared to me a clear fallen double row.... a number of orthostats were visible either side within the long grass which, I assume, form what Mr Hamhead saw back in the day
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Worth a long trip on its own most anywhere else in the UK.... save perhaps Pumlumon.
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Although my feet were not exactly doing a Gene Kelly in the rain by this point in the day.... my mind still was.
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It was pouring down when I passed by during the morning... and hadn’t stopped when I returned near 5:00. But there you are. Pretty good cairn. There are hut-circles nearby... The tree-cloaked Lakehead Hill is beyond....
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The western of the southern pair, towards Higher White Tor
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Eastern of the southern cairns at SX627786
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SX6275278808 – looking toward Higher White Tor; although nowhere credited with such (that I can find), I was of the opinion the latter is crowned by the remains of a cairn. I’ll post some pictures later. Across (south of) the wall there are two further reasonably substantial cairns....
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