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Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 Page Views: 3234

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Holne Ridge 7
Country: England County: Devon Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Buckfastleigh Nearest Village: Dartmeet
Map Ref: SX66927105
Latitude: 50.524057N Longitude: 3.878773W
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
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-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

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1	Awful
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4 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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**Holne Ridge 7** submitted by TheCaptain : Holne Ridge cairn 7, looking north. An excavation trench has been cut from the southern side, and the centre of the cairn is obviously structured with a hollow inside. The excavation was carried out in 1905, so its amazing it survives so well to this day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Several cairns of various types and sizes are to be found on the slopes of Holne Ridge, near to Horn's Cross above the O Brook valley south of Dartmeet. Eleven cairns are recorded in Butler Vol 4, but I shall describe here only those which I have seen. I have given the position for cairn 7, which is easy to find being nearest to Horn's Cross, and approximately in the middle of the group.

Holne Ridge cairn 7 at SX 6692 7105: Just 60 metres west from Horn’s cross, this small cairn is prominent. About 6 metres diameter, and less than a metre high, it is however well formed. An excavation trench has been cut from the southern side, and the centre of the cairn is obviously structured with a hollow inside. The excavation was carried out in 1905, so its amazing it survives so well to this day.

Cairns 1 and 4 are downslope north of 5, cairn 3 is downslope west of 2, while cairns 8 to 11 are further up the ridge to the south.

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SX6671 : Horn's Cross by Chris Andrews — by Chris Andrews
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SX6671 : Horn's Cross by Graham Horn — by Graham Horn
©2008(licence)

SX6671 : Horns Cross by Anton Ciritis — by Anton Ciritis
©2009(licence)

SX6671 : Horn's Cross by Derek Harper — by Derek Harper
©2009(licence)

SX6671 : Horn's Cross by Tony Atkin — by Tony Atkin
©2012(licence)

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60m N 359° Holne Ridge 6* Cairn (SX66927111)
63m ESE 107° Horn's Cross* Ancient Cross (SX66987103)
155m NNE 13° Holne Ridge 5* Cairn (SX66967120)
173m WNW 282° Holne Ridge 2* Cairn (SX6675171091)
174m WNW 282° Holne Ridge NE* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX66757109)
265m S 179° Holne Ridge 9* Cairn (SX6691970785)
292m WNW 286° Holne Ridge North* Cist (SX6664171138)
510m E 89° Holne Moor* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX6743171042)
771m NNE 12° Combestone Tor* Rock Outcrop (SX671718)
1.1km NE 53° Aller Brook* Cist (SX67807168)
1.3km ENE 63° Holne Moor North Ring Cairn (SX68097162)
1.6km NW 304° Down Ridge Outlier* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX65577200)
1.7km NW 304° Down Ridge* Stone Circle (SX6550872068)
1.8km SSE 159° Mardle Embanked Cairn* Stone Circle (SX67516935)
1.9km WSW 257° Skir Hill* Cairn (SX65097068)
2.1km ESE 122° Holne Lee* Ring Cairn (SX68666992)
2.2km SSW 204° Ryder's Hill* Cairn (SX65976906)
2.5km NNE 15° Yar Tor Prehistoric Homestead* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX67627342)
2.8km S 179° Snowdon Cairns (Dartmoor)* Barrow Cemetery (SX669682)
2.9km W 260° Ter Hill Cross Ancient Cross (SX6403670623)
2.9km NNE 31° Ouldsbroom Cross* Ancient Cross (SX6850173504)
2.9km NE 36° Sherril Down Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX687734)
3.0km NNW 338° Huccaby Rings Inner* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6585473819)
3.0km NNE 17° Yar Tor Summit* Cairn (SX67867394)
3.0km NNE 22° Money Pit Cairns* Cairn (SX68147384)
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