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HER Number: | MDV63636 |
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Name: | Shelter cut into ring cairn on Peek Hill, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Shelter cut into the centre of a ring cairn 30 metres south-west of Peek Hill. Measures 2.0 metres by 2.0 metres. Drystone wall. A 2.0 metre diameter pit surrounded by a 0.6 metre wide and 0.3 metre high drystone wall. Probably a visitor shelter of relatively modern date.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 556 699 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 179
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/481/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24090
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHELTER (Constructed, Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1901 AD? to 1999 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 156885, 18/3/2000 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5561 6993) Shelter cut into the centre of a ring cairn 30 metres south-west of Peek Hill. Measures 2.0 metres by 2.0 metres. Drystone wall 0.? metres wide, 0.3 metres high. A 2.0 metre diameter pit surrounded by a 0.6 metre wide and 0.3 metre high drystone wall. Probably a visitor shelter of relatively modern date.
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 156885, 18/3/2000. [Mapped feature: #40859 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV28529 | Related to: Ring cairn 30 metres south-west of Peek Hill (Monument) |
MDV63631 | Related to: Royal Air Force Gee Master Transmitting Station, Peek Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | May 25 2021 10:41AM |
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