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| HER Number: | MDV30626 |
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| Name: | Ring cairn 25 metres north-west of the Ashburton / Buckland boundary wall |
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Summary
A probable ring cairn 25 metres north-west of the Ashburton / Buckland boundary wall. A 10.5 metre diameter ring cairn close by a reave. Surveyed at 1:200.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 737 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common, extending over Buckland Beacon and including prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosures and cairns, medieval field systems and pillow mounds and a later field system to east
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/164/5
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1961, 58/4424 (Aerial Photograph). SDV280247.
Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 665 (Monograph). SDV249702.
South of the corner (of the boundary wall) is the outline of a cairn, the stones of which have been removed for building the wall.
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist, Worksheet and sketch plan (Un-published). SDV345904.
A circle was observed on an air photograph (Royal Air Force, 1961) by Miss E. Gawne (personal comment to Belsey).
5/11/1982 Remains of circular stone bank, much covered with vegetation situated on the ridge of Buckland Common 26 paces south-west of Ashburton/ Buckland boundary wall. One large stone lining the inner side on the north. Adjacent to the reave on the west side.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
29/6/1985 Hut circle possibly. Hut circle 5.5 metres in diameter with possible entrance on the south-south-east side.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 55, fig 8 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A probable ring cairn 25 metres north-west of the Ashburton / Buckland boundary wall. A 10.5 metre diameter ring cairn close by a reave. Surveyed at 1:200. Condition is stable, SX73670 73769.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(28/08/2020) Gorse covers 75% of the cairn; brambles are also having an impact. Condition is fair despite the vegetation cover.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during August 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV249702 | Monograph: Hemery, E.. 1983. High Dartmoor. High Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 665. |
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| SDV280247 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1961. 58/4424. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. Worksheet and sketch plan. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 55, fig 8. [Mapped feature: #126069 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV30593 | Related to: Boundary stone on Buckland Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2020 10:58AM |
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