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HER Number: | MDV16518 |
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Name: | Cairn south-east of Higher Piles, Harford |
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Summary
This cairn, 200m south of Piles Gate, is 6m in diameter and 0.7m high and covered by turf and whortleberry. There are traces of a retaining kerb on the west side.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 648 611 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW100
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 901447
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/149
- Old SAM Ref: 10525
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1982, Possible cairn (Worksheet). SDV167562.
(20/04/1982) SX 649 611 A doubtful cairn on the open moor, 200 metres south of 'Piles Gate'. On sloping ground, circular mound - diameter circa 6 metres, height 0.5 metres. Turf covered with marked differential growth of bilberry. Some stone in it, and two possible kerbstones visible at north-western edge.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photographs.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1013212 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
(1991) This cairn, 200 metres south of Piles Gate, is 6 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres high and covered by turf and whortleberry. There are traces of a retaining kerb on the west side.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV167562 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1982. Possible cairn. Worksheet. Digital. |
SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1013212. [Mapped feature: #127137 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5662 | Related to: Stone alignment on Piles Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2022 3:24PM |
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