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| HER Number: | MDV112862 |
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| Name: | Alleged cairns on Lakehead Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Group of three small cairns described by Baring-Gould in the early 20th century. Likely to have been destroyed by forestry activity, these features have not been located in recent years.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 774 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW103
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442793
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/156
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1901, 7th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 137 (Article in Serial). SDV249499.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 150, Lydford 57 a-c (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Bellever Plantation (Approximately SX 6477 7740) The site of three small ruined cairns "near the large cairn on Lakehead Hill. Two of these were blanks but the small cairn 135 feet east of the large cairn had a pit in the "calm" … containing wood charcoal." (citing Baring Gould, 1901, 137).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67NW103 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV283113.
(14/04/1980) The recorded cairns cannot now be identified and if not entirely destroyed during Baring Gould's investigations are unlikely to have survived subsequent afforestation.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on Royal Air Force 1951 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 239 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Lakehead Hill cairns '11' to '13' mentioned in 1901 but not located since.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(22/11/1993) There is no ground evidence to suggest the survival of the cairns recorded by Baring-Gould which have been either destroyed or overwhelmed by forestry activity.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report, (-/-/2002) (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Considered under Monument Protection Programme but could not be found. Not recommended for scheduling. Probably destroyed by forestry.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Site shown as a cross on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. (-/-/2002). |
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| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 239. |
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| SDV249499 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1901. 7th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Digital. 137. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 150, Lydford 57 a-c. |
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| SDV283113 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67NW103. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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. P. Newman. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5875 | Related to: Cairn with cist on the east facing slope of Lakehead Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8500 - Excavation of cairns, Lakehead Hill
- EDV8672 - Excavation of cairn, Lakehead Hill
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2022 12:23PM |
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