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HER Number:MDV48850
Name:Ring cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior

Summary

Ring cairn on Skerraton Down

Location

Grid Reference:SX 700 652
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/188

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 67, a29 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.

Ring cairn, Skerraton Down. Internal diameter 4.2 metres with bank 0.7 metres wide and 0.15 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV229817Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 67, a29. [Mapped feature: #129132 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV7828Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7830Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7831Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7832Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 5 2021 12:02PM