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HER Number:MDV13094
Name:Cairn on Lower Piles, near the valley of Butter Brook, Harford

Summary

Cairn '3' (Butler) on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 647 596
Map Sheet:SX65NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/50

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Hankin, C. F., 1977-1979, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.

Site visited on 3rd November 1978. Lower Piles, south slope near the valley of Butter Brook, about 500 yards north-west of Butterbrook Reservoir. The ground is turf, and has almost been cleared of stones. A low mound of turf over stones which show through the overgrowth. Diameter 7 metres diameter. Height not more than 0.25 metres with a hollow centre.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 30-32, Map 53, Figure 53.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Cairn '3' at SX64785963 of 10.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high has considerably enlarged its diameter downhill.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV149931Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1979. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 30-32, Map 53, Figure 53.9. [Mapped feature: #128849 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV13483Related to: Cairn 230 meters north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument)
MDV27912Related to: Cairn at east end of Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument)
MDV130029Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV130030Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV42373Related to: Cairn north-east of Harford Moor Gate, Harford (Monument)
MDV13092Related to: Cairn north-east of Moorgate, Harford (Monument)
MDV130028Related to: Cairn on the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV130016Related to: Cairn on the Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument)
MDV4305Related to: Cairn south-east of Lower Piles, Harford (Monument)
MDV13091Related to: Cairn to north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument)
MDV4256Related to: Cairn with a cist and retaining kerb south-east of Lower Piles, Harford (Monument)
MDV130027Related to: Mounds on the Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 20 2021 10:39AM