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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gutter Tor West Cairn - Cairn in England in Devon

Submitted by Bladup on Saturday, 05 July 2025  Page Views: 276

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gutter Tor West Cairn
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.16 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SX57026682
Latitude: 50.483703N  Longitude: 4.016727W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
5

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Gutter Tor West Cairn
Gutter Tor West Cairn submitted by Bladup : Gutter Tor West Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Devon

The cairn is situated on the brow of a spur extending west from Gutter Tor and is adjacent to a reave. Originally about 10.0m. in diameter it has been so gutted as to leave a perimeter rim 0.3m high, 1.0m wide.
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Gutter Tor West Cairn
Gutter Tor West Cairn submitted by Bladup : Gutter Tor West Cairn, Part of the cairns retaining circle can be seen in the foreground of this photo (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gutter Tor West Cairn
Gutter Tor West Cairn submitted by Bladup : Gutter Tor West Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gutter Tor West Cairn
Gutter Tor West Cairn submitted by Bladup : Gutter Tor West Cairn, Part of the cairns retaining circle can be seen in this photo (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SX5766 : Path to Gutter Tor by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
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SX5766 : The summit of Gutter Tor by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2019(licence)
SX5667 : Minor road near Sheepstor by jeff collins
by jeff collins
©2014(licence)
SX5667 : Lane to Sheepstor by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2010(licence)
SX5667 : Roadside grass, Ringmoor Down by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2010(licence)

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