See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV28078 |
|---|
| Name: | Eastern of two mounds on Crownhill Down, Sparkwell |
|---|
Summary
Eastern of two cairns on Crownhill Down of 4.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high to the south of MDV2554
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 574 600 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
|---|
| District | South Hams |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1363930
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/265
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Robinson, R., 1985, Crownhill Down mounds (Personal Comment). SDV343987.
Site visited on 21st March 1985. Two small barrows each about 5 metres diameter and 0.5 metres high, lie 20 metres south of a large barrow. Other details: Sketch.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX55NE (Cartographic). SDV337243.
Not shown on aerial photograph interpretation.
Griffith, F. M., 1989, Crownhill Down barrow (Site Visit). SDV145949.
Site visited on 14th April 1989. Mounds visible and their position, below a possibly man-made scarp to the north, makes certain identification as Prehistoric difficult.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 194-6, 214, Map 52, Figure 52.16 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Crownhill Ridge S. cairn '3' at SX57406001 of 4.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high. The eastern cairn at the foot of the larger cairn to the north.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 1363930 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343989.
Two small earthen mounds lie at the foot of a natural slope to the south of a large round barrow. One at SX57405999 measures 4 metres by 2.8 metres and up to 0.4 metres high. The second at SX57395999 is 2.8 metres diameter and up to 0.4 metres high. They appear to be composed of growan (decomposed granite) and china clay spoil and seem to be of no great age. Other details: NMR Number SX55NE37.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Two small mounds shown on Crownhill Down Survey. Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Dyer, M. J., 2003, Archaeological Survey, Evaluation and Recording of a Trial Extraction Site at Hemerdon Pit, Crownhill Down, 1 (Report - Evaluation). SDV159627.
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. 194-6, 214, Map 52, Figure 52.16. |
| |
| | |
| SDV145949 | Site Visit: Griffith, F. M.. 1989. Crownhill Down barrow. |
| SDV159627 | Report - Evaluation: Dyer, M. J.. 2003. Archaeological Survey, Evaluation and Recording of a Trial Extraction Site at Hemerdon Pit, Crownhill Down. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.65. A4 stapled + Digital. 1. |
| |
| | |
| SDV337243 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX55NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
| |
| | |
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
| |
| | |
| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
| |
| | |
| SDV343987 | Personal Comment: Robinson, R.. 1985. Crownhill Down mounds. |
| SDV343989 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 1363930. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments
| MDV35820 | Related to: Cairn on Crownhill Down, Sparkwell (Monument) |
| MDV12695 | Related to: Hemerdon and Broomage China Clay Works (Monument) |
| MDV2554 | Related to: Prehistoric Cairn on Crownhill Down, Sparkwell (Monument) |
| MDV132248 | Related to: Western of two mounds on Crownhill Down, Sparkwell (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2022 11:30AM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.