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| HER Number: | MDV13022 |
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| Name: | Two standing stones to the east of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh |
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Summary
Megalithic granite stone of 1.3 metres high by 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres thick may possibly be the remains of a burial chamber. Two 'Standing Stones' are shown on modern mapping.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 897 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Throwleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THROWLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Bronze Age landscape comprising the earthworks and walling of a field system on the east bank of Cheriton Combe linked to a parallel reave system on Throwleigh Common with a south-west contour reave with numerous enclosures, cairns and hut circles
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE72
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443675
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/97
- Old SAM Ref: 28694
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAMBERED CAIRN? (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
- STANDING STONE (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE72 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV256066.
(27/06/1978) SX 65158975. A large granite slab 1.3m high, 1.0m wide and 0.3m thick, leaning at about 35o to the north and supported on its underside by a centrally placed upright pointed stone; it is set into a ? natural mound. The feature although extensively mutilated, has a man-made appearance and may possibly represent the remains of a burial chamber. (See SX 68 NE 73).
Discovered during field investigation. See photograph.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
The western of the two stones shown on the modern mapping is visible on the aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Two 'Standing Stones' are depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV256066 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68NE72. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140753 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13012 | Related to: Unenclosed hut circle settlement north-west of Forder Brook, Throwleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 21 2023 4:01PM |
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