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HER Number:MDV132195
Name:Cairn north-west of Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor

Summary

One of a group of three or four cairns to the north-west of Whittenknowles Rocks

Location

Grid Reference:SX 581 675
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Group of four probably Medieval or later clearance cairns north-west of Ditsworthy Warren

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56NE210
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1237842

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 76, 208, Map 47 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Sheepstor Brook Ford cairn '1' at SX58176749 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high. One of three small mounds on either side of the track to Eylesbarrow a short distance above the ford.

Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.

Site visited on 17th July 1999. Centred SX58206747. Three small cairns lie on a gentle south-west facing slope at around 308 metres above ordnance datum. They are turf-covered stoney mounds from 3.2 metres to 4.8 metres in diameter and up to 0.6 metres high. Their function and origin are unclear but they are probably stone clearance heaps possibly of prehistoric though more likely of medieval or later date.
At SX58176750 a mound 0f 5 metres by 3.2 metres with a maximum height of 0.4 metres; it is apparently undisturbed.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ1 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 21/01/2020. Grid refs of individual cairns observed as follows: SW cairn – SX 58195 67426; NW cairn – SX 58149 67489; N cairn – SX 58172 67504; SE cairn – SX 58250 67425. Overall condition moderate. Photo x4 taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ1 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo 1: View looking 320° showing grass/moss and bracken cover. Photo 2: View looking 080° showing grass/moss and bracken cover. Photo 3: View looking 140° showing grass/moss cover with a little bracken. Photo 4: View looking 060° showing grass/moss and bracken cover.

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. 76, 208, Map 47.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #134869 ]
SDV346268Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound.
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ1.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ1.

Associated Monuments

MDV103586Part of: Group of clearance cairns north-west of Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV22766Related to: Cairn east of Scout Hut and south of the Eylesbarrow Track, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV132196Related to: Cairn north-west of Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV132197Related to: Cairn north-west of Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV132198Related to: Cairn north-west of Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
  • EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
  • EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape

Date Last Edited:Nov 6 2023 10:41AM