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| HER Number: | MDV51449 |
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| Name: | One of two round cairns 840 metres south-west of Great Nodden |
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Summary
One of two Bronze Age round cairns south-west of Great Nodden. Cairn mound measures 6.5m in diameter and stands up to 0.7m high. A slight stone filled central hollow, 1.8m by 1m by 0.2m deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 867 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NW36
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 965790
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/51/5
- Old SAM Ref: 22338
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130956 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(21/04/1993) SX 5333 8678. Cairn mound measures 6.5m in diameter and stands up to 0.7m high. A slight stone filled central hollow, 1.8m by 1m by 0.2m deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219 (Monograph). SDV219155.
English Heritage, 1993, Schedule notes (Report - Assessment). SDV248340.
(19/11/1993) SX 53328679 Two Round Cairns were recorded at this location 840m south-west of Great Nodden. The Round Cairns are Bronze Age in date.
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. 219. |
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| SDV248340 | Report - Assessment: English Heritage. 1993. Schedule notes. English Heritage Records Office SAM Report. Unknown. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130956. [Mapped feature: #32080 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51448 | Related to: One of two round cairns 840 metres south-west of Great Nodden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 1 2021 8:59AM |
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