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| HER Number: | MDV132268 |
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| Name: | Alleged chambered tomb south of Piles Brook Head |
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Summary
Chambered tomb alleged by Hemery south of Piles Brook Head; unconfirmed site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 612 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW97
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 901413
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAMBERED TOMB? (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 261, plate 153 (Monograph). SDV249702.
High on the valley side a little to the South of the hallow of Piles Brook Head are the unrecorded relics of a dalmen. Of the two remaining uprights, one leaning, the other fallen, the longer measures 7 feet 6 inches and the smaller 4 feet 4 inches in length. Traces of a barrow are slight. (The caption to plate 153 reads "traces of a long barrow are slight.").
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 25/01/2022 (Website). SDV364039.
[901413 / SX66SW97] (SX6461. Piles Brook Head is located at SX64906123 and OS 10000 1981) (citing Fitzgerald RJ 31-JAN-1992 RCHME Recording).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 261, plate 153. [Mapped feature: #135127 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 25/01/2022. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2022 2:50PM |
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