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| HER Number: | MDV103613 |
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| Name: | Cairn circa 312 metres north-east of Drizzlecombe Stone Rows, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Turf covered stoney mound, 5.4 metres diameter and 0.6 metres high, with no trace of a kerb or cist.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 594 673 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork of prehistoric cairn circa 310 metres north-east of Drizzlecombe Stone Rows
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE225
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1240121
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(26/07/1999) SX 59426732 A prehistoric cairn lies on the ridge crest 200m N of the Drizzlecombe stone rows .
The turf covered mound measures 5.4m in diameter and stands 0.6m high. There is no obvious cist or kerb in the apparently undisturbed mound.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Circular mound visible on aerial photograph on the east side of a leat circa 90 metres north-east of the enclosures north-east of the Drizzlecombe stone rows.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63119 ] |
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| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126619 | Related to: Fragments of a field system north-east of the Drizzlecombe settlements (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2022 11:18AM |
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