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| HER Number: | MDV12846 |
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| Name: | Round cairn 700m south of Sourton Tors |
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Summary
Cairn mound measures 9.3 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.7 metres high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 1.5 metres long, 1.3 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep, and another on the western edge, measuring 2.0 metres square and 0.4 metres deep, suggest partial early excavation or robbing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NW22
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440576
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/40
- Old SAM Ref: 24056(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV278351.
Osa=sx58nw22.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 133 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
SX 54478913 Hummocky cairn found September 1975. Diameter 10m, height 0.6m.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129089 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(30/04/1993) Cairn mound measures 9.3m in diameter and stands up to 0.7m high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 1.5m long, 1.3m wide and 0.2m deep, and another on the west edge, measuring 2m square and 0.4m deep, suggest partial early excavation or robbing.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 221. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 133. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129089. |
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| SDV278351 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 27 2021 2:13PM |
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