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Monument Number 439528

Hob Uid: 439528
Location :
Devon
South Hams
Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5867863537
Summary :

A round cairn measuring 6 metres in diameter and standing up to 0.7 metres high. A number of edge set stones define the edge of the cairn mound. A hollow in the centre of the mound indicates that the cairn as been robbed or partially excavated. The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, and two additional smaller cairns are visible as earthworks on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 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 58676353 Cairn with hollow at centre, diameter 5.5m and height 0.4m. Visited May 1976. (1)

At SX 58666353 there is a turf-covered cairn as measured and described by Grinsell. Ground photograph.

Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD. (2)

A round cairn measuring 6 metres in diameter and standing up to 0.7 metres high. A number of edge set stones define the edge of the cairn mound. A hollow in the centre of the mound indicates that the cairn as been robbed or partially excavated. Scheduled. (3)

The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, and two additional smaller cairns are visible as earthworks on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. The larger cairn is centred on SX 58682 63542. The cairn mound measures approximately 5.4m in diameter. It has a small hollow in the top. The two smaller cairns stand immediately to the south-west at SX 58677 63535 and SX 58673 63529. They are both around 2m in diameter. Scheduled monument NHLE 1013423. (4-5)


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Source details : F1 NVQ 18-AUG-80
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Source details : EH Scheduling revision, 09-APR-2001
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Source details : LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 25-FEB-2019
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Source details : Historic England SfM Orthomosaic 30-MAR-2021
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age, Uncertain
Display Date : Bronze Age
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Monument Type : Round Cairn, Kerb Cairn, Hollow
Evidence : Earthwork

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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10800
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 147
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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 : MDV20149
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Dartmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MDV53393
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Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1980-08-18
End Date : 1980-08-18