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| HER Number: | MDV46977 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Originally identified as another hut circle, this feature was surveyed in 2003 and recorded as one of a line of three clearance cairns.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 777 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/121
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/121/2
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/121/3
- Old SAM Ref: 20375
- Old SAM Ref: 20375
- Old SAM Ref: 20375
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ancient Monuments, 1990, Huts on Langstone Moor (Schedule Document). SDV279301.
Originally described as two stone hut circles and two clearance cairns in this locality; see related records.
SX 5551 7775 given as 'the easternmost of two hut circles. Orthostatic construction. Internal diameter 2.8 metres'. Same grid reference given for: 'Two clearance cairns, 4.8 metres by 3 metres by 0.3 metres high and 3 metres by 2 metres by 0.2 metres high respectively'.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of four 'cairns?' shown to the south-west of 'Langstone Moor settlement.
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, Figs 2, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
Shown as two clearance cairns on the English Heritage 1:1000 survey of 2003.
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. 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2. |
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| SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. Figs 2, 9. |
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| SDV279301 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1990. Huts on Langstone Moor. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133165 | Related to: Clearance cairn amongst the huts south-west of Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV46976 | Related to: Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV46978 | Related to: Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4219 | Related to: Langstone Moor hut circle settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV46975 | Related to: Possible hut circle or clearance cairn south-west of Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2022 9:04AM |
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