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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blackaton Down north (Hamel Down)
Country: England County: Devon Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Ashburton Nearest Village: Widecombe in the Moor
Map Ref: SX70687909
Latitude: 50.597167N Longitude: 3.828554W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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TheCaptain visited on 6th Dec 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 From the field wall corner can be seen the next large barrow, a bit further to the south, but within the enclosed field on the western side of the wall. I didn’t cross into the field for a closer look.

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**Blackaton Down north (Hamel Down)** submitted by davep : The Blackaton Down North Cairn, from the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks website (site 586). Photograph taken 19th August 2017. (Vote or comment on this photo)

On the map in Butler's Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities Vol. One - The East, he refers to this barrow or cairn as a 'Bowl'. It lies just to the south of Two Barrows, and inside the field whose wall is supported by Two Barrows (south). It is ok to enter the field to take a look, but remember to close the gate carefully. "Turf-covered and with a shallow central trench." was Butler's description.

Update August 2019: This cairn is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Blackaton Down N. Cairn. The cairn is also one of two Bronze Age cairns (the earthwork remains of) recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 445086, and Devon & Dartmoor MDV7413 (Cairn on Hamel Down 160m south-east of Two Barrows).
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