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| HER Number: | MDV52502 |
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| Name: | Two cairns forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill |
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Summary
Two possible prehistoric clearance cairns. The northern mound measures 6.5 metres in diameter and stands up to 1 metres on the downslope side and 0.4 metres high on the upslope. The southern mound measures 2.5 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 566 911 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/39/21
- Old SAM Ref: 24184(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133385 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(09/02/1994) Two cairns at SX 56659118 and SX 56649121. Both are sub-circular. The northern mound measures 6.5m in diameter and stands up to 1m on the downslope side and 0.4m high on the upslope. A ditch from which material was quarried during the construction, surrounds the cairn and survives as a 1.5m wide and 0.2m wide hollow on the south and east sides and as a buried feature elsewhere.
The southern mound measures 2.5m in diameter and 0.2m high.
English Heritage, 1994, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV233213.
(08/09/1994) SX56659119 Two cairns were recorded at this location, aligned NNW-SSE, situated on a west facing slope of Longstone Hill forming part of a cairnfield, including at least 64 mounds, overlooking the valleys of the Redaven Brook and West Okement River. The cairns are of Bronze Age date.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(27/01/2004) Possible prehistoric clearance cairns - see record 1393516.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
This monument includes two cairns, aligned NNW-SSE, situated on a west facing slope of Longstone Hill forming part of a cairnfield. Both mounds are sub-circular. Northern mound measures 6.5m in diameter (up to 1m on the downslope side and 0.4m high on the upslope). A ditch surrounds the cairn (1.5m wide, 0.2m deep on the southern and eastern sides). The southern mound measures 2.5m in diameter and 0.2m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233213 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 1994. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. 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 133385. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5577 | Part of: Group of cairns on Longstone Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2021 12:03PM |
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