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| HER Number: | MDV4674 |
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| Name: | Ring cairn 975 metres south of Sourton Tors |
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Summary
A ring-cairn. Diameter 18.0m approximately, height 0.5m. This was probably a normal cairn originally, the centre having beeen removed by stone robbers etc. One of a pair of cairns; another cairn lies 30m to the north-east.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 888 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NW8
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440528
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/38
- Old SAM Ref: 24059
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58NW8, Cairn B (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236376.
(27/07/1950) Centred: SX 544888. There are a number of cairns in area shown (citing Worth, R. H., 07/12/1948).
'B' (SX 54438885) A ring-cairn. Diameter 18.0m approximately, height 0.5m. This was probably a normal cairn originally, the centre having been removed by stone robbers etc. Positions as shown on field sheet.
Located and surveyed on Field Document.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.
Cairns (NR) depicted on 1965 map: (SX 54448887 and SX 54428884).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 133 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(13/09/1975) Ring cairn or plundered cairn, interior mostly grass, exterior mainly heather. Diameter 21m, height (ring) 0.6m. Siting - hillslope.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 67/A33 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Ring cairn, internal diameter 13.5m with bank 2m wide and 0.4m high.1.5m wide entrance on north side.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123745 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(30/04/1993) Ring cairn surviving as a circular bank 4m wide and 0.7m high surrounding an internal area measuring 12m in diameter. Four small hollows in the ring bank suggest partial early excavation or robbing.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 151 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Cairn visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 151. |
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| 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. 67/A33. |
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| SDV236376 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58NW8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Cairn B. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 133. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123745. |
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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133597 ] |
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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4673 | Related to: Cairn east of Lake Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 27 2021 12:47PM |
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