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| HER Number: | MDV123230 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairn on Down Ridge |
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Summary
A small stone clearance mound at SX 65357240 is probably of 19th century origin, built against a large boulder it is approximately 1.5 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 724 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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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: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system east of Down Ridge. Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age field system adjoining the Venford Reave, with numerous hut circles, enclosures, cairns and a later medieval field system
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE121
- Pastscape: 443210
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. J., 1989, Dartmeet parallel reave system survey data, 17/7/1989 (Report - Survey). SDV264003.
A small stone clearance mound at SX 65357240 is probably of 19th century origin, built against a large boulder it is approximately 1.5 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV264003 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 1989. Dartmeet parallel reave system survey data. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field Investigation. 17/7/1989. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27268 | Related to: Hut circle A on Down Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV27688 | Related to: Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
| MDV6268 | Related to: Wheal Emma Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 22 2018 4:18PM |
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