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HER Number:MDV22767
Name:CAIRN in the Parish of Sheepstor

Summary

Vis=7/8/1983 (robinson) a group of three cairns on ringmoor down. They are close together and lie about 300m nw of the n end of the ringmoor down stone row. All are about 5m diameter, partly turf covered and low with a hollow centre (worksheet).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 564 665
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/354

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275847.

Des=worksheet. Vis=7/8/1983 (robinson) a group of three cairns on ringmoor down. They are close together and lie about 300m nw of the n end of the ringmoor down stone row. All are about 5m diameter, partly turf covered and low with a hollow centre (worksheet).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible 1946 on the RAF verticals.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV275847Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
  • EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
  • EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Mar 7 2023 12:11PM