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| HER Number: | MDV69504 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn on southern slope of Whittor |
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Summary
Small cairn lying approximately 60 metres to the north-north-east of the group of three cairns on the south slope of Whittor. Although severely altered it is certainly likely to have been a cairn. Surveyed in 2003.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 784 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/28/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 5, fig 2 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
(Cairn 5) Small cairn shown on the English Heritage survey of 2003 lying approximately 60 metres to the north-north-east of the group of three cairns on the south slope of Whittor. Although severely altered it is certainly likely to have been a cairn.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. 5, fig 2. [Mapped feature: #45321 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4137 | Part of: CAIRN CEMETERY in the Parish of Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4180 | Related to: Cairn south of White Tor (Monument) |
| MDV69503 | Related to: Prehistoric Cairn on the south slope of Whittor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 31 2018 11:42AM |
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