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| HER Number: | MDV26778 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Burnicombe Down, Bridford |
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Summary
Possible cairn visible on RAF 1948 aerial image at SX 8064 8698 on the moorland at the eastern end of Burnicombe Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 806 869 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Possible prehistoric cairn on Burnicombe Down identified from aerial photographs
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/94
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV290658.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/2491 4281(11/3/1948).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible cairn visible on RAF 1948 aerial image at SX 8064 8698 on the moorland at the eastern end of Burnicombe Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV290658 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV26777 | Related to: Field system on Burnicombe Down, Bridford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2023 10:28AM |
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