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HER Number:MDV4676
Name:Round cairn 270m west of Great Nodden

Summary

Cairn mound measures 17.3m in diameter and stands up to 1m high. Loose rubble covering the centre of the mound suggests that the cairn has been partially excavated or robbed.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 536 874
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58NW6
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 440522
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/41
  • Old SAM County Ref: 425
  • Old SAM Ref: 22332
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58NW6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1383 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.

Visible.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951/1974, SX58NW6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236422.

(02/03/1951) SX 5361 8739 A cairn of small rock fragments partly overgrown with heather and much despoiled in centre. There is no sign of a cist. Diameter 13.5m, height 0.5m.
(09/10/1974) No change. Published survey 1:2500 revised.

Ancient Monuments, 1959, Schedule notes (Schedule Document). SDV236423.

(June 1959) Cairn west of Great Nodden. Crater in the centre. Moorland. Diameter of cairn 17.37m, height 610mm.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 133 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(13/09/1975) Truncated cairn. Diameter 15m, height 0.5m. Siting - hillslope.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Flat top, centre scooped out.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130936 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(21/04/1993) Cairn mound measures 17.3m in diameter and stands up to 1m high. Loose rubble covering the centre of the mound suggests that the cairn has been partially excavated or robbed.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219-220, Map 43.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Cairn no. 13. Better preserved than the cairns 350m to the south, although much pitted in the centre. This cairn is close to the railway embankment. Still standing a metre high, it appears to have originally been flat-topped.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 219-220, Map 43.2.
SDV224714Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1383.
SDV236422Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951/1974. SX58NW6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV236423Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1959. Schedule notes. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 133.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130936.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.

Associated Monuments

MDV4625Related to: Ring cairn on Great Nodden summit (Monument)
MDV3174Related to: The Rattlebrook Peat Railway (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 2 2021 9:21AM

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