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| HER Number: | MDV5302 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Dean Moor, adjacent to Puper's Reave, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Cairn on Dean Moor, near to Puper's Reave. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 683 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pupers Reave and Pupers Rock Cairn. Earthwork and stone remains of a Bronze Age reave, enclosure with hut circle and cairns across Buckfastleigh and Dean Moors bisected by 16th-17th century openworks on western side of Lambs Down
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset: NI site
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE64
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441536
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/84
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE64 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV173636.
(30/11/1977) On a slight east-facing slope at SX68386619, in a fairly prominent position, is a possible cairn, a heath-covered peaty mound of 8.0 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high. There is no evidence of either a kerb circle or a ditch. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 160-161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Gripper's Hill N '2' at SX68386619. Pitted cairn of 6.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metre high.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173636 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE64. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 160-161, Map 57. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13188 | Related to: Puper's Reave, Buckfastleigh Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 2:53PM |
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