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HER Number: | MDV55327 |
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Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Cairn alignment crossing a ridge forming a saddle between sourton tor to w and corn ridge to e. It is 344.5m long, running n-s on almost level land, falling less than 2m at the s end. In total some 74 small cairns are visible; their diams range from 1-2.5m and heights from 0.1-0.4m, with a spacing of 4-6m. At s end (sx54608944) is a much larger cairn, 10m in dam and 0.3m high (see sx58nw/3). From that cairn the first 45m of alignment have been heavily disturbed by wheel tracks, making it difficult to define the exact location and size of any cairns, although cairn material is clearly visible, perhaps hiding 8-9 small examples. Similarly, the construction of a trench on the line of the parish boundary has created a gap suggesting the removal of at least another 7 cairns, therefore suggesting that the original alignment could have contained 90-92 small cairns. On the s edge of the n cairn (sx54748982) there is a small slab measuring 0.7 by 0.4m which is in line with the alignment.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 546 893 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/156
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
SX54608944, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV271853.
Cairn alignment crossing a ridge forming a saddle between sourton tor to w and corn ridge to e. It is 344.5m long, running n-s on almost level land, falling less than 2m at the s end. In total some 74 small cairns are visible; their diams range from 1-2.5m and heights from 0.1-0.4m, with a spacing of 4-6m. At s end (sx54608944) is a much larger cairn, 10m in dam and 0.3m high (see sx58nw/3). From that cairn the first 45m of alignment have been heavily disturbed by wheel tracks, making it difficult to define the exact location and size of any cairns, although cairn material is clearly visible, perhaps hiding 8-9 small examples. Similarly, the construction of a trench on the line of the parish boundary has created a gap suggesting the removal of at least another 7 cairns, therefore suggesting that the original alignment could have contained 90-92 small cairns. On the s edge of the n cairn (sx54748982) there is a small slab measuring 0.7 by 0.4m which is in line with the alignment.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV271855.
Turner, j. R. /pdas/49(1991)143/a cairn alignment on sourton common, dartmoor.
Turner, J. R., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37204.
With a cairn placed at either end of the alignment it may be that the function of the alignment is similar to that of stone rows (turner).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV271853 | Migrated Record: SX54608944. |
SDV271855 | Migrated Record: |
SDV37204 | Migrated Record: Turner, J. R.. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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