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| HER Number: | MDV134083 |
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| Name: | Cairn to the north of the settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Possible cairn of 6.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres lies on the open hillside 250 metres north of the enclosures and downhill from several very low mounds
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE111
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 889100
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/271
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/302
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 175-176, 243, Map 36, Figures 36.4 & 36.7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Cairn at 'Shovel Down central enclosures' at SX65708624 of 6.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres lies on the open hillside 250 metres north of the enclosures downhill from several very low mounds, all possible burial cairns
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 175-176, 243, Map 36, Figures 36.4 & 36.7. [Mapped feature: #140618 ] |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017874. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54531 | Related to: Cairn to the south of the settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58313 | Related to: Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement near Batworthy Corner, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV6163 | Related to: Hut circle settlement on Shovel Down within early field system, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 19 2023 1:24PM |
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