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HER Number:MDV48474
Name:Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton

Summary

One of eight cairns between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill. Sub-circular cairn of 6 metres diameter by 0.7 metres high with a central hollow.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 575 708
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX57SE88
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/85/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 22292

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX57SE88, SX57SE88 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV259423.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 174 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130545, 15/05/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5751 7083) Sub-circular cairn. Diameter 6m; height 0.7m. Central hollow 1.4m by 1.2m by 0.2m deep.
May be the cairn described by Grinsell at SX 5747 7076 because his description matches this cairn more closely than the one in the vicinity of his grid reference.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 55-7, Map 46, Figure 46.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Raddick Hill West cairns '1' to '7' at SX575708 of between 3.0 metres and 7.5 metres diameter and between 0.4 metres and 1.0 metres high. Cairns presumably associated with the enclosures to the north and south. They are rather featureless substantial mounds mostly with central pits though several of the smaller ones appear to be undisturbed.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

One of eight cairns shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1007425 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes twelve cairns, a lynchet, a boundary bank and two field-plots forming part of a cairnfield on a gentle south-west facing slope of Raddick Hill. Nine of the mounds are sub-circular in shape and these range in size from 3 metres to 6.3 metres in diameter and stand between 0.3 metres and 0.8 metres high. The remainder are ovoid in shape, and these range between 4 metres and 8.5 metres long to 2.3 metres to 6 metres wide and stand between 0.4 metres and 0.9 metres high. Three cairns have a shallow hollow cut into the body of the mound, suggesting robbing or partial excavation. Some of the mounds are probably associated with funerary remains, but the majority most likely represent stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 55-7, Map 46, Figure 46.3.
SDV259423Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX57SE88. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57SE88.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 174.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130545, 15/05/1992.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007425.

Associated Monuments

MDV48101Part of: Fields defined by cairns and lynchet south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV132177Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV132178Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV132179Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV132180Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV132181Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48475Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48476Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4963Related to: Group of clearance cairns south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4963Related to: Group of clearance cairns south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4963Related to: Group of clearance cairns south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV4963Related to: Group of clearance cairns south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV48478Related to: Lynchet running through cairn group to the west of Raddick Hill, Walkhamton (Monument)
MDV48479Related to: Rubble bank forming part of cairnfield to the west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

Date Last Edited:Dec 20 2021 10:37AM