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| HER Number: | MDV64199 |
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| Name: | Cairn forming part of a Prehistoric Cairn Cemetery on Chagford Common, Chagford |
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Summary
One of at least five carins of 5 metres by 4.5 metres by 0.5 metres high forming part of a Prehistoric cemetery on Chagford Common
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 836 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/143/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28728
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149385 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 29th January 1999. Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Chagford Common. Cairn measures 5 metres by 4.5 metres by 0.5 metres high. Mound orientated at 25 degrees. Covered with grass and short gorse.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 29-30, Figure 25.1, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of at leat five low mounds circa 5 metres diameter and up to 0.3 metres high with other smaller ones in the vicinity. Most have a shallow pit with a few exposed stones at the centre.
Passmore, A. J., 1997, Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape, 15, Figure 1 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV360382.
Five cairns to the north of Enclosure B.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1018926 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
The monument includes three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields, an openwork, streamworks, and a tin mine situated on an east facing slope of Chagford Common overlooking the Walla Brook
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 29-30, Figure 25.1, Map 25. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149385. [Mapped feature: #41320 ] |
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| SDV360382 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Passmore, A. J.. 1997. Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape. King Alfred's College, Winchester. A4 Comb Bound. 15, Figure 1. |
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| SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1018926. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV121528 | Part of: Cairn cemetery west of settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV13038 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a Prehistoric Cairn Cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV13037 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a Prehistoric Cairn Cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV13036 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a Prehistoric Cairn Cemetery on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV64200 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a Prehistoric Cairn Cemetery on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2022 12:19PM |
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