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| HER Number: | MDV64821 |
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| Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of North Bovey |
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Summary
A platform cairn situated on the north facing slope of a prominent ridge, approximately 550 metres north of Shapley Tor. The cairn includes a 12 metre diameter circular platform standing 0.2 metres high. On this platform stands an ovoid flat-topped cairn measuring 9.7 metres east to west by 7.5 metres and standing a maximum of 0.8 metres high. The sides of the mound are heather clad while the top is grassy with some stone protruding. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 827 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE295
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1327518
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/379
- Old SAM Ref: 34430
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ancient Monuments, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV288569.
Vis=est -/-/2000 (ancient monuments) platform cairn 370m se of challacombe cross. Platform diam 12, height 0.2m. In centre stands an 8m diam mound, up to 0.8m high (am).
Des=ancient monuments/(8/2/2002)/as above.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, Map 23 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Cairn depicted by Butler.
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(10/10/2000) SX 69708176. An ovoid flat-topped cairn lies on the ridge crest some 550m N of Shapley Tor. It measures 9.7m E to W by 7.5m and stands a maximum of 0.8m high. The sides of the mound are heather clad while the top is grassy with some stone protruding.
There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV288569 | Report - Survey: Ancient Monuments. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. Map 23. |
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| SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 4 2022 1:51PM |
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