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| HER Number: | MDV132369 |
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| Name: | Cairn in the Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill stone row, Harford |
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Summary
Small cairn with a possible cist in Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill stone row. Low turf-covered mound of 1.7 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high with a large stone in centre which could be a capstone of a cist or a fallen upright of the stone row
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 656 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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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
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- CIST? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.8 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Cairn with a possible cist recorded during survey within Butterdon Hill stone row.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21026 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 21st January 2021, surveyed and photographed. Small cairn with ?cist in Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill stone row: low turf-covered mound, 1.7 metres diameter, 0.4 metres high, large stone in centre could be capstone of cist or fallen upright of stone row. On well trodden path.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
'Flat Stone' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1012486 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012486. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2988 | Related to: Butterdon Hill Stone Row, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV132368 | Related to: Cairn in the Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill stone row, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2022 10:59AM |
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