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HER Number:MDV133728
Name:Cairn to south-south-east of White Tor, Peter Tavy

Summary

Cairn of 7.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high to the south-south-east of White Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 544 782
Map Sheet:SX57NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 95, 241, Map 31, Site 20 (Monograph). SDV219155.

White Tor S.S.E. '5' cairn at SX54487825 of circa 7.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. One of seven cairns to the south-south-east of White Tor.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Cairn shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 95, 241, Map 31, Site 20.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139758 ]
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV4180Related to: Cairn south-south-east of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV4182Related to: Cairn south-south-east of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV4181Related to: Cairn south-south-west of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133729Related to: Cairn to south-south-east of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133730Related to: Cairn to south-south-east of White Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
  • EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
  • EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
  • EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Dec 22 2022 11:05AM