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| HER Number: | MDV30632 |
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| Name: | Line of stones between two cairns on Buckland Common |
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Summary
An arc of stones is visible through the turf, sitting between and touching two nearby cairns. Date not known. Condition is declining; erosion caused by footpath. Previously has been described as a ring cairn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 735 735 |
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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/253
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.
(Visited 1985) Situated on the ridge of Buckland Common leading up to Buckland Beacon, there is a narrow arc of stones between two robbed cairns. The arc is of a circle which would be about 26 metres in diameter and would be slighted by the Ashburton/Buckland boundary wall.
(Visited by Quinnell 5/5/1985, who states that it is very doubtful that this is a ring cairn (cited by Belsey).
(16/2/1987) A ring cairn. After winter erosion, an arc of kerb stones of 7 metres in diameter is now visible and it looks more like a ring cairn than ever.
Turner, J. R., 1985-1986, Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV314794.
(29/6/1985) Definitely not a ring cairn.
Fleming, A., 1987, Sites on Buckland Common (Personal Comment). SDV288118.
(3/5/1987) An archaeological feature.
Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 55, Figure 18 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
An arc of stones is visible through the turf, sitting between and touching two nearby cairns. Date not known. Condition is declining; erosion caused by footpath. SX73574 73511.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV288118 | Personal Comment: Fleming, A.. 1987. Sites on Buckland Common. Not Applicable. |
| SDV314794 | Report - Survey: Turner, J. R.. 1985-1986. Survey Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
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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, Figure 18. [Mapped feature: #86938 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV30631 | Related to: Round cairn on Buckland Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 29 2016 3:05PM |
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