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| HER Number: | MDV13067 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairn in field north-east of West Wyke, South Tawton |
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Summary
Possible cairn, perhaps natural round outcrop, a short distance w of relict boundary, within rough pasture field.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 927 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SE76
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572713
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/71
- Pastscape: 1572713
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD (Between) to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1980, Cairns (Worksheet). SDV255612.
(28/02/1980) SX65789277. A possible cairn, although it could be a natural outcrop, a short distance west of a relict boundary within a rough pasture field.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.
Griffiths, D. M., 1987, Cairn (Worksheet). SDV255613.
(09/07/1987) SX 6572 9280. Cairn. A mound of large stones measuring approximately 4m by 3 - 3.5m in diameter and 1.5m high. Probably related to field clearance.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(2002) Considered under the Monument Protection Programme but not recommended for scheduling. Probably not a prehistoric cairn.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Cairn is visible on the lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV255612 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1980. Cairns. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV255613 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1987. Cairn. Worksheet. Digital. |
| 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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| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142111 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13068 | Related to: Cairn in field north of West Wyke, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2024 4:01PM |
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