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| HER Number: | MDV128670 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairn in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Clearance cairn of 3 metres diameter by up to 0.5 metres high on the west side of the settlement on the east bank of Rattle Brook
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 845 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 58 SE 6
- Pastscape: 440594
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC? (Between) to 1750 AD (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.
(21/08/2003) This settlement remains as described and in good condition.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Cairn is faintly visible on the aerial photography.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape (Website). SDV363416.
(17/08/1995, Royal Commission Field Investigation) Centred SX 5624 8455. One of two clearance cairns within hut circle settlement immediately above the left bank of the Rattle Brook some 800m upstream of its confluence with the River Tavy.
One of two clearance cairns within the settlement. In this case rather amorphous piles of stones and boulders between 3.0 and 4.5m in diameter and up to 0.5m high.
NB: The other cairn is not marked on GIS survey data; location unknown (Richards, A. F., 30/06/2020).
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1007539 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #126376 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007539. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133778 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV3572 | Related to: Boundaries within settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128640 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128641 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128643 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV128644 | Related to: Hut circle in settlement on east bank of Rattle Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 27 2023 10:55AM |
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