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| HER Number: | MDV131997 |
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| Name: | Group of clearance cairns south-east of Standon Farm |
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Summary
A scattered group of stone clearance cairns visible as amorphous heaps of various sizes composed of portable stones and boulders. Probably clearance of post medieval origin. Surveyed as part of the RCHME Willsworthy project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 547 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW178
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1159736
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(02/09/1998) A scattered group of stone clearance cairns visible as amorphous heaps of various sizes composed of portable granite stones and boulders. Probably clearance of post medieval origin. The cairns which are up to 2.5m in diameter and 0.3m high are spread randomly across a fairly steep SW-facing hillslope. They lie amidst broad linear bands of exposed clitter and shallow erosion gullies; few well-worn paths cut through these linear features.
Much of the portable surface stone has been utilised in the construction of the adjacent newtake wall. There is no evidence of an associated field system although these scattered clearance mounds may have been intended as raw material for field banks similar to those to the north (SX 58 SW 34).
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(20/02/2001) These stone clearance heaps are as described.
Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.
Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.
Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134203 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357728 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2007. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV357729 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2013. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV363156 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2019. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20155 | Related to: Cairn 230 metres south-east of Standon Farm (Monument) |
| MDV131996 | Related to: Prospecting pit next to cairn south-east of Standon Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2021 1:56PM |
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