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Monument Number 439438
Hob Uid: 439438
Location : Devon South Hams Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5714064750
Summary : A cist and ovoid cairn circle lie on the gently sloping E flank of Little Trowelsworthy Tor some 400m E of Trowelsworthy Warren House. The cist measures 0.9m N to S by 0.5m and is 0.4m deep. The coverstone has been displaced to the W. Little remains of the original cairn other than the retaining circle which measures 3.8m N to S by 4.7m. The cairn and cist, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as a structure and earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
More information : (SX 57146474). Cist discovered 6.3.63. and excavated by J. Birkett Dixon 4.5.63. (1) On a west-facing slope at 279.0m. O.D. is a cairn with cist in fair condition. The cairn is approximately 5.0m. in diameter and 0.3m. high with stones irregularly spaced around the perimeter (see plan). The cist, 0.9m. by 0.5m. and 0.45m. deep, is orientated approximately north south. The coverstone lies to the west of the cist. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on P.F.D. (2) A round cairn and cist, located 370 metres east of Trowlesworthy Warren House. The cairn mound measures 5.2 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.1 metres high. Its perimeter is defined by a kerb of at least eight stones. The cist is orientated north-south and measures 0.9 metres in length, 0.5 metres in width and 0.45 metres in depth internally. The capstone is 1.55 metres long and 1 metre wide and lies immediately west of the cist. Scheduled. (3) Cairn and cist depicted and described by Robertson. (4) Cairn depicted by Butler. (5) SX 57156477. A cist and ovoid cairn circle lie on the gently sloping E flank of Little Trowelsworthy Tor some 400m E of Trowelsworthy Warren House. The cist measures 0.9m N to S by 0.5m and is 0.4m deep. The coverstone has been displaced to the W. Little remains of the original cairn other than the retaining circle which measures 3.8m N to S by 4.7m. (6) The cairn and cist, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as a structure and earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. It is centred on SX 57142 64752. Scheduled monument NHLE 1014473. (7)

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Source details : Typescript notes and plans (R J Haynes) Plymouth City Library
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Source details : F1 NJA 12-APR-79
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Source details : EH Schedule Notification, 3-JUL-2000.
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Source details : Robertson JG 1991 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PLYM VALLEY Unpublished PhD Thesis Edinburgh University
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Source details : Butler J 1994 DARTMOOR ATLAS OF ANTIQUITIES Vol 3 - The South West
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Source details : Probert SAJ 26-FEB-2001 EH Field Investigation
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : Historic England SfM Orthomosaic 30-MAR-2021
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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 : Earthwork, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 22359
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 117
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External Cross Reference Source : OASIS ID
External Cross Reference Number : nmr1-512111
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Dartmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MDV28570
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1979-04-12
End Date : 1979-04-12

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 439438