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HER Number:MDV7828
Name:Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior

Summary

Skerraton Down '4' (Butler) one of four cairns destroyed by agriculture on Skerraton Down

Location

Grid Reference:SX 701 652
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX76NW31
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 444855
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/31

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Area of cairns shown on Royal Air Force aerial photography, although individual cairns are not distinguishable.

Robinson, R., 1976, Dean Prior Barrows (Worksheet). SDV346527.

(09/11/1976) Barrow 'L' a circular mound about 6.0 metres in diameter and approximately 1.5 metres high. Turf-covered, (27.0 metres from the field boundary).

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Four cairns sited on a hill slope visited June 1977. Cairn at SX 70126520 diameter 6 metres, height 0.6 metres.

Greeves, T., 1980, Cairns on Skerraton Down (Worksheet). SDV159807.

Site visited on 2nd May 1980. Cairn now destroyed to ground level by agricultural operations.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Skerraton Down '4' cairn at SX70126520. One of four cairns destroyed by clearance since 1977.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV159807Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1980. Cairns on Skerraton Down.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 161, Map 57.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV346527Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1976. Dean Prior Barrows. Worksheet. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV7833Related to: Barrow on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV48850Related to: Ring cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7830Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7831Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7832Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 29 2022 11:59AM