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HER Number:MDV130770
Name:Cairn '4' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

Cairn recorded by Butler (1994) and Gerrard (1995) is one of four cairns in a row to the west of Shavercombe Tor of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. Not recorded in the Plym Valley survey (2001-2).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 592 661
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140471 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 3rd May 1995. Round cairn at SX 5924 6609 of 4 metres in diameter and standing up to 0.5 metres high. Forms part of a round cairn cemetery which includes at least 5 mounds scattered amongst hut circles.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4, Map 49, Figure 49.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Shavercombe Tor '4' cairn at SX59246609 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high is one of four cairns spaced along the hillside on the south side of the field boundary between the enclosures.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 123-4, Map 49, Figure 49.9.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140471.

Associated Monuments

MDV3349Related to: Cairn '1' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3348Related to: Cairn '2' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55476Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55476Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55476Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55476Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV130768Related to: Cairn '5' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55491Related to: Cairn '6' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV129291Related to: Small cairn on Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:Jun 1 2021 8:42AM