Mardon Down

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During WWII this area was used as US army field camp as part of the extensive preparations for the D Day invasion. The 392nd Engineer General Regiment – a black African American regiment. Earthworks and foxholes still dot the area.
Unit 392 Engineer General Service Regiment, HQ ( ?)
Location Moretonhampstead Devonshire
Coordinates VT1908
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Located within this area are some Dartmoor kistvaens (burial tombs or cists) from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, i.e. from c 2500 BC to c 1500 BC; 2 stone circles; 4 Cairns and the Maximajor Stone monument are found on the western hill.

For the legend of the Giant Maximajor and other interesting facts of the stone cairns visit www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/maximajor_stone.htm
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Coordinates:   50°40'30"N   3°44'31"W
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