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| HER Number: | MDV50745 |
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| Name: | Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield south-west of Raddick Hill. Two cairns and a boundary bank forming part of a cairnfield 440 metres south-west of Raddick Hill. Sub-circular mounds 3.0 metres in diameter, 0.4 metres high, at either end of bank 12 metres long, 2 metres wide, 0.2 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 574 707 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/337
- Old SAM Ref: 22295
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 123759, 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Two cairns and a boundary bank. Sub-circular mounds 3m diameter, 0.4m high, at either end of bank 12m long, 2m wide, 0.2m high.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England, 1007426 (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
This monument includes two cairns and a boundary bank forming part of a cairnfield on a gentle south-west facing slope of Raddick Hill overlooking the valley of the River Meavy. The mounds are situated at either end of a 12m long, 2m wide and 0.2m high rubble bank orientated east to west. Both mounds measure 3m in diameter and stand up to 0.4m high. This monument forms part of a wider cairnfield, comprising seventeen mounds, two lengths of boundary bank and a lynchet.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-111 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 20/12/2019. Overall condition good. Photo X2 taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-111 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo 1: View looking 040° showing grass/moss/whortleberry cover with cropped gorse. Photo 2: View looking 210° showing grass/moss/whortleberry cover with cropped gorse.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 123759, 1992. |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1007426. [Mapped feature: #93788 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-111. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-111. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV5010 | Related to: Cairn south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV50705 | Related to: Cairn south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV28494 | Related to: Possible cairn 560 metres south-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 11:14AM |
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