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| HER Number: | MDV62016 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn adjacent to a field system on Walkhampton Common, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Possible prehistoric burial cairn or later clearance cairn adjacent to a field system on Walkhampton Common
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 705 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/408
- Old SAM Ref: 34425(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- (Alternate Type) CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152596, 21/03/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5533 7055) Cairn situated adjacent to a field system on Walkhampton Common. Dimensions of cairn: 0.7 metres high, 9.8 metres by 5 metres. Central pit 1 metres by 0.8 metres by 0.15 metres. Oval mound with stones protruding. Oriented east-west. Probably a cairn, though may be connected with nearby field system.
Newman, P., 2019, An Archaeological Survey of an area of Walkhampton Common, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, Appendix, Figure 6 (Report - Survey). SDV363478.
A turf covered mound of stones, 30 metres west of a large earthwork. The cairn is elliptical rather than circular measuring 9.6 metres by 5 metres by 0.6 metres high. The upper surface has signs of having been dug. A possible prehistoric burial cairn but more likely a later clearance mound.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on modern mapping.
Newman, P., 2019, Walkhampton Common Survey data (GIS and Excel Spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV363701.
Feature shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 152596, 21/03/2000. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV57042 | Related to: Earthwork bank to the north-west of the Great Western Reave on Walkhampton Common, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8225 - Survey of an area of Walkhampton CommonSurvey of an area of Walkhampton Common
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2020 3:44PM |
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