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| HER Number: | MDV103628 |
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| Name: | Cairn on the southern slopes of White Hill, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Disturbed turf-covered cairn measuring 5.9 metres in diameter by 0.3 metres high composed of sandstone and slate stones with a hollow centre. One of a scattered group of cairns located below the summit area of White Hill at 380m above OD. Surveyed as part of the RCHME Willsworthy project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 530 838 |
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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: Scattered group of three Bronze Age cairns located on the summit area of White Hill
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW127
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1156762
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(11/08/1998) A scattered group of cairns located on the southern slopes of White Hill at 380 metres above ordnance datum. They are composed of sandstone and slate stones.
SX53098380. A disturbed turf-covered cairn 5.9 metres by 5.5 metres and 0.3 metres high with a hollow centre. To the north-west there is a 2.0 metre square and 0.2 metre deep depression.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(09/01/2001) This cairns is as described but is difficult to identify in the low gorse and coarse grass vegetation.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63133 ] |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV103629 | Related to: Ring cairn on the southern slopes of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV103627 | Related to: Ring cairn on the southern slopes of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
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: | Feb 6 2023 9:07AM |
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