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Summary

A clearance cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill - see record 1393507. Scheduled.
Vis=31/1/1994 (gerrard) this cairn forms an outlying part of a cairnfield. The cairn measures 4m in diam and stands up to 0.7m high. A shallow central hollow, 0.7m by 0.4m by 0.1m deep, suggests robbing or partial early excavation. This cairn may contain burials, but the mound does form part of a group which most likely represent stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area (mpp).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010777: Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX59SE52
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 968023
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/40/2
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/56/8
• Old SAM Ref: 24153

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLEARANCE CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV260182.

(05/04/1978) Des=worksheet in the parish file. Site not visited. (T. Greeves). SX 5615 9050 Seen from a distance (looking from the south east) it looks as if there is a cairn more or less on the top of Hamerton Hill, similar to that on longstone hill.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV260183.

Fleming, a. /pdas/38(1980)9-12/the cairnfields of north-west dartmoor. Probably an outlier of the main field on longstone hill (fleming).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on Royal Air Force verticals.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., Des=mpp/133350. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Vis=31/1/1994 (gerrard) this cairn forms an outlying part of a cairnfield. The cairn measures 4m in diam and stands up to 0.7m high. A shallow central hollow, 0.7m by 0.4m by 0.1m deep, suggests robbing or partial early excavation. This cairn may contain burials, but the mound does form part of a group which most likely represent stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area (mpp).

English Heritage, 1994, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV230529.

(20/09/1994) SX56179050 A Cairn was recorded at this location forming an outlying part of a Cairnfield situated on a gentle north west facing slope of Homerton Hill overlooking the valley of the west Okement River. The Cairn is Bronze Age in date.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(28/01/2004) Clearance cairn - part of record 1393507

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
• EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

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