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Monument Number 438565
Hob Uid: 438565
Location : Devon West Devon Sheepstor
Grid Ref : SX5915067210
Summary : A fine though disturbed cairn with a central cist located at SX59156721. The cairn is 12.3m in diameter and on average 0.7m high (1.1m high on the downslope side). The cist measures 0.8m by 0.7m internally and is 0.85m deep; its large capstone, up-ended and partially buried, is 1.9m by 0.9m.
More information : (SX 59156721) Cist (NR). (1) Remains of a cist consisting of two side stones and a displaced cover stone (Plan). The cist stands in a 35ft diameter barrow formed mainly of stone. Excavations in 1899/1900 revealed no additional information. Finds nearby of flint chips, flakes and core fragments "are not uncommon". (2) On a west-facing slope at 340.0m OD is turf-covered cairn containing a central cist with the endstones, sidestones and capstone all intact and in good condition. The cist is orientated west north west - east south east and is fully exposed. The diameter of the cairn is 12.0m and its height 1.1m; it is slightly mutilated on the north and east. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD. (3) A fine though disturbed cairn with a central cist. The cairn is 12.3m in diameter and on average 0.7m high (1.1m high on the downslope side). The cist measures 0.8m by 0.7m internally and is 0.85m deep; its large capstone, up-ended and partially buried, is 1.9m by 0.9m. (4)

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Source Number : 1
Source : Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)
Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Source Number : 2
Source : Devonshire Association reports and transactions
Source details : (R H Worth)
Page(s) : 49-50,54
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Vol(s) : 32, 1900

Source Number : 3
Source : Field Investigators Comments
Source details : F1 JGB 27-JUN-77
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Source Number : 4
Source : VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION
Source details : FLETCHER M 01-JUL-1999 English Heritage Field Investigation
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Cairn, Cist
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10715
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Devonshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 NE 49
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 NE 23
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities : FIELD OBSERVATION ON SX 56 NE 23
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1977-06-27
End Date : 1977-06-27

Associated Activities : ENGLISH HERITAGE PROJECT: THE EYLESBARROW ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE.
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1999-06-01
End Date : 1999-09-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 438565