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| HER Number: | MDV103608 |
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| Name: | Cairn 700 metres north-west of Great Kneeset |
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Summary
Disturbed cairn situated north-west of Great Kneeset. The slightly ovoid stony mound measures 6.3 metres north-south by 5.4 metres and a maximum of 0.6 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 583 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Stoney mound of a Bronze age cairn 700 metres north-west of Great Kneeset
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE39
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063627
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(08/09/1993) SX 5835 8624. A disturbed cairn situated on the crest of a promontory above the right bank of the West Okement River 700 metres north-west of Great Kneeset. The slightly ovoid stony mound measures 6.3 metres north-south by 5.4 metres and a maximum of 0.6 metres high with an irregular central hollow 2.5 metres north-south by 1.2 metres and 0.6 metres deep. There is a slight lowering in the stony rim forming the north side of this feature.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(20/03/2004) Cairn is as described in 1993. Condition is poor.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63114 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 26 2021 2:28PM |
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