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| HER Number: | MDV103624 |
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| Name: | Small cairn south of the Walla Brook |
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Summary
A small cairn situated in open moorland under dense heather cover. It is about 3.8m in diameter, up to 0.6m high, and it appears to be composed of peat and granite stones/small boulders. Its precise origin and function are uncertain but it is possibly of prehistoric origin given its proximity to a Bronze Age settlement and prehistoric cairn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 843 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Small Bronze Age cairn under dense heather cover 150 metres south of the Walla Brook
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW189
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1395642
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(04/04/2004) A small cairn situated in open moorland under dense heather cover. It is about 3.8 metres in diameter, up to 0.6 metres high, and it appears to be composed of peat and granite stones/small boulders. Its precise origin and function are uncertain but it is possibly of prehistoric origin given its proximity to a Bronze Age settlement and prehistoric cairn.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn depicted at this location from survey data.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Cairn is visible on the aerial photography.
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: #63129 ] |
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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
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 3:47PM |
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