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| HER Number: | MDV27931 |
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| Name: | Mound on Cawsand Hill |
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Summary
Possible cairn recorded from 1977 aerial image in 1985 project. Considered under MPP, but not recommended for scheduling. This lies in a hummocky peat-cutting area. A 6m diameter mound standing up to 1m high is adjacent to a tye and is therefore probably connected with that activity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 630 921 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW125
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409125
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/174
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- PEAT CUTTING (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6392, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV228675.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible cairn visible.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(Undated; 1996-98) Considered under MPP, but not recommended for scheduling. This lies in a hummocky peat-cutting area. A 6m diameter mound standing up to 1m high is adjacent to a tye and is therefore probably connected with that activity.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV228675 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6392. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #15325 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27928 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2022 10:36AM |
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