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| HER Number: | MDV42317 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Brent Fore Hill |
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Summary
Cairn approximately 100 metres north-west of the summit of Brent Fore Hill. Small, heather-covered mound 5.0 metres in diameter and up to 0.5 metres high with a hollow in the centre leading in from the west.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 621 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/511
- Old SAM Ref: 10575
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Richards, A. F., 2013, Cairn/barrow on Brent Fore Hill, near summit (Personal Comment). SDV350978.
This record may relate to the same feature noted in MDV13281. The descriptions of the cairn are similar and the other record has not been accurately located.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
This cairn lies approximately 100m north-west of the summit of Brent Fore Hill, slightly to the north-east of the summit ridge. It is a small heather-covered mound 5m in diameter and up to 0.5m in height with a hollow in the centre leading in from the west side.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91399 ] |
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| SDV350978 | Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2013. Cairn/barrow on Brent Fore Hill, near summit. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV13281 | Related to: Cairn on Brent Fore Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:20AM |
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