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Summary

Cairn of 0.8 metres high obscured by soil buildup against upslope side. Part of cairnfield 400 metres south-east of Wedlake Farm forming part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011379: Four stone hut circles and a cairnfield 400m south-east of Wedlake Farm forming part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/199/13
• Old SAM Ref: 20386
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 128986 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(06/04/1992) Part of a cairnfield 400m south-east of Wedlake Farm forming part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor. SX 5414 7720 Size and shape of cairn obscured by build-up of soil against upslope side. Max height 0.8 metres.
Marked on Gerrard's site plan.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 86-87, 240, Map 31, Figure 31.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Roos Tor Cairn cemetery with circa 20 cairns of between 3 and 6 metres diameter by 0.3 to 0.5 metres high at SX541772. 'Cairns' shown to the south of 'Roos Tor North-west' settlement.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Faintly visible on the aerial photography using 1992 plan as a guide.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1011379 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

The cairnfield includes seventeen cairns scattered along a slight terrace. Three of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 4 metres to 6 metres in diameter and stand between 0.7 metres and l metre high. Fourteen of the mounds are ovoid in shape, and these range between 3.3 metres to 9.5 metres long, 2 metres to 4.9 metres wide and stand between 0.2 metres and 1metre high. The three sub-circular mounds are probably burial monuments; the remainder most likely represent stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area. 

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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