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| HER Number: | MDV46978 |
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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/121/1
- Old SAM Ref: 20375
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ancient Monuments, 1990, Huts on Langstone Moor (Schedule Document). SDV279301.
The westernmoFst of two hut circles. Rubble walls. Internal diameter 1.9 metres; walls 1.2 metres wide, 0.3 metres high. South-facing doorway.
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 a clearance cairn 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. [Mapped feature: #92846 ] |
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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
| MDV46976 | Related to: Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV46977 | Related to: Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, 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 9:05AM |
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