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Summary

A robbed cairn north-west of Harter Hill above the bank of the Black-a-ven Brook. Remains as of a turf-covered stony mound leaving only traces of a stony core. Some excavated material has been dumped on the eastern and northern fringes of the feature while it seems likely that most of the removed material was used in the nearby newtake wall. There is no evidence to suggest the former presence of a cist or kerb.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of a Bronze Age cairn on Harter Hill, 750 metres north-north-west of East Okement Farm
• Scheduled Monument 1018909: Round cairn 750m NNW of East Okement Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX69SW84
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1209146
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/326
• Old SAM Ref: 28703

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149056 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(01/07/1998) Round cairn 750m NNW of East Okement Farm. (No further detail recorded in HER record).

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 215, 245, Map 42, Site '4' (Monograph). SDV219155.

Harter Hill cairn at SX60139192 of 10 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high. It is about 15 metres from the boundary stones on the northern tip of Harter Tor. As it is close to East Okement farm newtakes a large cavity has been dug at the centre down to ground level.

Ancient Monuments, 1999, Schedule note, 1018909 (Schedule Document). SDV218646.

(04/02/1999) A round cairn situated on a slope overlooking a small valley formed by an unnamed tributary of the East Okement River. The cairn measures 9.8 metres in diameter and stands 0.7 metres high. A pit in the centre of the mound is the result of robbing or a partial early excavation. Scheduled.

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

(26/01/2004) SX 60119191. A robbed cairn on the crest of the gentle N facing slope of Haret Hill above the right bank of the Black-a-ven Brook. It remains as a turf-covered stony ring 7.6m in diameter and a maximum of 0.6m high. The central part of the mound has been removed leaving only traces of a stony core. Some excavated material has been dumped on the eastern and northern fringes of the feature while it seems likely that most of the removed material was used in the nearby newtake wall.
There is no evidence to suggest the former presence of a cist or kerb.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Cairn shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Cairn visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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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