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HER Number:MDV61776
Name:Cairn with possible cist in settlement north-east of Rival Tor

Summary

Cairn lying within an irregular aggregate field system 320m NE of Rival Tor. Diameter measures 3m. 0.6m high. A large edge set slab orientated at 10 degrees measuring 0.75m long by 0.25m wide and 0.6m high may represent the edge of a cist.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 645 883
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishGidleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/165
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/78/9
  • Old SAM Ref: 28726

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV250125.

Des=gerrard, s. /dartmoor news 50/(7-8/1999) 8. Cairn and cist. Possible cist consists of a single large slab, 0.75m x 0.25m, x 0.6m high, oriented slightly e of n (gerrard).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV250126.

Des=worksheet (radcliffe, w)/(1999).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149310 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(04/02/1998) Cairn lying within an irregular aggregate field system 320m NE of Rival Tor. SX 6453 8835.
Diameter measures 3m. 0.6m high. A large edge set slab orientated at 10 degrees measuring 0.75m long by 0.25m wide and 0.6m high may represent the edge of a cist.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV250125Migrated Record:
SDV250126Migrated Record:
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149310.
SDV362957Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV6439Part of: Bronze age settlement with huts and fields north-west of Outer Huccaby Ring, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133020Part of: Cock's Lake enclosure north of 'Outer Huccaby Ring', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV20906Related to: Hut Settlement east of Rival Tor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 12 2022 3:09PM