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HER Number: | MDV56210 |
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Name: | Cairn on south side of reave on Ringmoor Down, Sheepstor |
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Summary
A small cairn on Ringmoor Down measuring 2.0m in diameter and 0.3m high. It lies adjacent to a reave and is probably the result of stone robbing.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 569 667 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Section of the Eylesbarrow Reave, a Bronze Age boundary work across Ringmoor Down, and adjacent Bronze Age cairns
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE162
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 438956
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/91
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC? to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE162 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV260262.
(09/03/1979) At SX 56916676, adjacent to the reave which crosses Ringmoor Down, is a cairn 2.0m. in diameter and 0.3m. high. It could be sepulchral or a heap gathered in the course of clearance (though there is no other in the area) or for construction or repair of the reave, from which it is 2.5m. distant. (For reave see SX 56 NE 172). Discovered during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 144-5, Map 49, Figure 49.21 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Cairn '10' on the south side of the reave on Ringmoor Down of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high has been dug into from the side. It interupts the line of the reave 150 metres to the east and is probably composed of material taken from it.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(14/02/2005) The reave running through this area has been extensively quarried for usable stone and this small cairn appears to be a pile of retrieved material that was not subsequently removed.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPRM-16 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(08/11/2019) Condition assessed as ?very good by volunteer recorders; no issues noted.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Features photographed in November 2019.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Cairn shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012237 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This cairn lies 2.5 metres south of Eylesbarrow Reave on a spur on the 325 metres contour west of Gutter Tor. It is built of stone and is 2.0 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres in height; there is no evidence of a retaining kerb.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 144-5, Map 49, Figure 49.21. |
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SDV260262 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX56NE162. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPRM-16. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130079 ] |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012237. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV12716 | Related to: Alleged cairn, Elyesbarrow reave (Monument) |
MDV3994 | Related to: Cairn north of reave on Ringmoor Down, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV29077 | Related to: Cairn on south side of reave on Ringmoor Down, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV12717 | Related to: Cairn south-east of the Eylesbarrow Reave on Ringmoor Down, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV48901 | Related to: Eylesbarrow Watershed Reave (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
Date Last Edited: | Jul 13 2021 2:15PM |
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