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| HER Number: | MDV19894 |
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| Name: | Cairn within Shaden Moor field system, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Cairn within Shaden Moor field system with a slight central hollow
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 547 634 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/66
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T., 1983, Shaden Moor barrow, Plan (Worksheet). SDV145568.
Visited on 6th January 1983. Prehistoric barrow circa 6.0 metres diameter with slight hollow in centre. Some stone visible.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 vertical photographs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 99, Map 48 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Shaden Moor cairn at SX54746350 of 5.5 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high. A single burial mound between the parallel reaves survives with no more damage than a slightly hollowed top.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 99, Map 48. |
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| SDV145568 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1983. Shaden Moor barrow. Plan. |
| 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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129781 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130478 | Related to: Hut circle on south-east side of settlement at Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130479 | Related to: Hut circle on south-east side of Shaden Moor field system, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV12903 | Related to: Hut circle settlement, Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130476 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement at Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130477 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement at Shaden Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 17 2021 11:54AM |
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