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<< Our Photo Pages >> Yellowmead ring cairn - Ring Cairn in England in Devon

Submitted by bec-zog on Tuesday, 28 May 2013  Page Views: 2808

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Yellowmead ring cairn
Country: England County: Devon Type: Ring Cairn
Nearest Town: Plymouth
Map Ref: SX57776774
Latitude: 50.492154N  Longitude: 4.006513W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Yellowmead ring cairn submitted by bec-zog : Yellowmead: Remains of a ring cairn located ~200m from the main circles. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of a ring cairn located ~200m from the main circles
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Yellowmead ring cairn submitted by Bladup : Yellowmead ring cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 268m WNW 296° Yellowmead cairn* Cairn (SX5753167863)
 305m WNW 288° Yellowmead row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5748267842)
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 574m NNE 21° Outholme Newtake* Cist (SX57996827)
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 926m S 188° Gutter Tor South* Cist (SX5760966828)
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 1.2km NE 34° Cuckoo Rock (Dartmoor)* Rock Art (SX5846668715)
 1.2km SE 129° Drizzlecombe Brook* Marker Stone (SX5870966946)
 1.4km NNE 25° Down Tor Circular Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX5840069000)
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 1.6km N 8° Down Tor Cist* Cist (SX58046929)
 1.6km SW 226° Ringmoor Cottage Kerb Cairn Cairn (SX56596668)
 1.6km ESE 118° Drizzlecombe cairn 1.* Cairn (SX5916866962)
 1.6km ESE 118° Drizzlecombe row 1* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5916166949)
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