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| HER Number: | MDV10062 |
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| Name: | Retaining kerb within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn |
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Summary
Retaining kerb located within the Bronze Age barrow known historically as the Great Stone Heap.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 915 823 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kenn |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SW/9/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Swete, R. J. (Revd), 1796, A Tour across Dartmoor into North Devon by the Rev. John Swete 1789, 123-124 (Article in Monograph). SDV310416.
Amery, P. F. S., 1900-1901, A Tour across Dartmoor into North Devon by the Rev. John Swete 1789, 89-90 (Article in Serial). SDV18670.
Cairn ring inside the 'Great Stone Heap' barrow described by Swete: 'by the aid of 14 men a passage into it [the barrow] was effected almost due east about 8 feet wide; at about the same space from the margin was discovered a dry wall about 2 feet high which was separated from without by very large stones in the form of piers or butresses. On arriving near the centre were seen a great many large stones (all of them flint) placed one over another in a convex form'.
From the collection of N. V. Quinnell, 1982 - 2008, The Great Stone Heap Cairn (Un-published). SDV341130.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18670 | Article in Serial: Amery, P. F. S.. 1900-1901. A Tour across Dartmoor into North Devon by the Rev. John Swete 1789. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 1. Unknown. 89-90. |
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| SDV310416 | Article in Monograph: Swete, R. J. (Revd). 1796. A Tour across Dartmoor into North Devon by the Rev. John Swete 1789. Essays by a Society of Gentlemen at Exeter. Unknown. 123-124. |
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| SDV341130 | Un-published: From the collection of N. V. Quinnell. 1982 - 2008. The Great Stone Heap Cairn. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Worksheet. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV10061 | Part of: Great Stone Heap, barrow north of Holloway Lane, Kenn (Monument) |
| MDV10063 | Related to: Cist within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Monument) |
| MDV10064 | Related to: Urn found within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV4782 - RETAINING KERB (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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