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HER Number:MDV28576
Name:Modern walkers cairn south of High Willhays

Summary

Modern stoneheap on outcrop.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 580 891
Map Sheet:SX58NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON COMMON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58NE17
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 440499
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/57

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MARKER CAIRN (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial, (1965 edition) (Cartographic). SDV352727.

(SX 58008912) Cairn (NAT).

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 179 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

'Cairn' shown on Ordnance Survey 6 inch 1965 map. Modern stoneheap on outcrop (grinsell).

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

Not recorded.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(26/01/2004) The 'modern stoneheap' noted by Authority 2 has now been transferred to a more northerly location at SX 58028921. The feature still depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 is a conical rock outcrop.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 179.
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.
SDV350801Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #15803 ]
SDV352727Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1965 edition).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Oct 25 2021 3:51PM