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| HER Number: | MDV6914 |
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| Name: | Alleged cist south of Cosdon Beacon |
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Summary
Two ruined cists on Cosdon noted in Ward Lock Guide to Dartmoor. Neither known to Worth (1950) and features not found; appear to be duplicate features. See also MDV6922.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 635 910 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW20
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444171
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/40
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CIST? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV270323.
Ward lock /guide to dartmoor/ (1961)87.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1981, SX69SW20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV270322.
Second of two cists on Cosdon at SX 63589104 AND SX 63639137 (J. W. Brailsford referring to Ward Lock's Guide to Dartmoor).
R. H. Worth stated he was unaware of these features (04/07/1950).
(04/08/1950) No trace could be found during site visit.
(c.1981) This is almost cetainly an erroneous siting for SX69SW15 and 45.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 RAF photos.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(Undated; pre 2002) Considered under MPP but could not be found.
Radcliffe, B., 2000, Email regarding cist sites on Cosdon Hill (Correspondence). SDV270324.
(24/02/2000) Radcliffe states that the dilapidated kistvaen 8ft square on Cosdon summit is the same site as SX69SW/24 at SX 6371 9160.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV270322 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1981. SX69SW20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV270323 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV270324 | Correspondence: Radcliffe, B.. 2000. Email regarding cist sites on Cosdon Hill. Email. Digital. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2022 1:50PM |
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