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| HER Number: | MDV52765 |
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| Name: | Cairn outside settlement north of Bellever Tor. Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Low flat-topped cairn situated immediately outside the eastern edge of a settlement and field system on the gently sloping northern flank of Bellever Tor. The heather and moss covered mound measures 3.6 metres in diameter with a maximum height of 0.35 metres. It is probably sepulchral in origin and appears to be undisturbed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 768 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW236
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 898033
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/229/3
- Old SAM Ref: 28689.5
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67NW40
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX67NW40, SX67NW40 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV262887.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144290 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 8th July 1998. Cairn lying adjacent to a prehistoric stone hut circle settlement north of Bellever Tor. Diameter 3.7 metres by 0.5 metres high located 1.2 metres from the agglomerated enclosure wall.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(02/11/1993) SX 64537686. A low flat-topped cairn situated immediately outside the eastern edge of a settlement and field system (SX 67 NW 40) on the gently sloping northern flank of Bellever Tor. The heather and moss covered mound measures 3.6m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.35m. It is probably sepulchral in origin and appears to be undisturbed.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262887 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX67NW40. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW40. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144290. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94431 ] |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27672 | Related to: Hut circle settlement north of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2023 10:41AM |
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