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| HER Number: | MDV31062 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn on Pudsham Down |
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Summary
A heavily robbed round cairn on the summit of Pudsham Down, overlying one of the prehistoric reaves. Too badly damaged to establish the relationship between the features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 732 748 |
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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: Remains of a Bronze Age reave system fossilised in the fields west of Ruddycleave; part of a wider system that preserves potential links to nearby prehistoric reave systems
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/140/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD?)
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX7274, 1/299 (Aerial Photograph). SDV288627.
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.
18/11/1983 Very slight circular bank 19.7 metres in diameter can be seen with the eye of faith on the summit of Pudsham Down. Only made noticeable by the definite change in vegetation. There is a low circular platform west of centre 3 metres by 0.2 metres and a shallow excavated depression to the south of it. The reave continues through this area in a reduced and rather irregular form. The entire area is disturbed.
29/6/1985 According to Mr J. Turner the site could be of possible military origin.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 56, fig 17 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A heavily robbed round cairn on the summit of Pudsham Down. Believed formerly to be military remains. It comprises a circular, slightly raised, uneven spread of stone with a diameter of 21 metres, and it overlies the course of one of the reaves that runs south-east to north-west across the hilltop. The chronological relationship is unclear due to the extent of the interference on the cairn.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(25/10/2020) Condition assessed as very good. Most stones of the cairn covered with short grass and moss. Feature surrounded by long grass with gorse and heather. Site stable.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photograph taken during October 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV288627 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX7274. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. photograph (paper). 1/299. |
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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. 56, fig 17. [Mapped feature: #17480 ] |
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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
| MDV30652 | Related to: Enclosure on Pudsham Down (Monument) |
| MDV25160 | Related to: Parallel reaves on Pudsham Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2021 10:47AM |
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