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| HER Number: | MDV64173 |
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| Name: | Cairn by settlement south-east of Belstone Church |
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Summary
Round cairn measuring 7.0 metres in diameter, height 0.7 metres. Central pit 1.0 metres by 0.75 metres by 0.15 metres deep. Large stones protruding from the mound which is grass, bilberry and bracken covered.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 626 931 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/345
- Old SAM Ref: 28727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149357 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 26/5/1998. A cairn adjacent to a prehistoric settlement 780 metres south-east of Belstone parish church. Round cairn measuring 7.0 metres in diameter, height 0.7 metres. Central pit 1.0 metres by 0.75 metres by 0.15 metres deep. Large stones protruding from the mound which is grass, bilberry and bracken covered.
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 149357. [Mapped feature: #97530 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64176 | Part of: Cairnfield next to settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64174 | Related to: Cairn by settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64175 | Related to: Cairn by settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64156 | Related to: Pillow mound in warren south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2015 11:36AM |
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