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| HER Number: | MDV12887 |
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| Name: | Cairn 330 metres west of Meldon Reservoir on South Down |
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Summary
One of a pair of cairns on South Down, west of Meldon Reservoir. This site is included in the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 556 912 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric cairns, part of a group of cairns on South Down on the west side of Meldon Reservoir
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE157
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572269
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/59
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Prehistoric cairn recorded on south-east slope of South Down.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Circular area of cairn visible on most recent aerial photography.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Mound visible on the aerial photography.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 30/03/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
Prehistoric cairn on the south-east slope of South Down (citring T. Greeves and A. Fleming, January 1980).
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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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: #80679 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 30/03/2021. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12885 | Related to: Cairn 390 metres west of Meldon Reservoir on South Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2021 2:30PM |
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