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HER Number: | MDV10063 |
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Name: | Cist within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn |
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Summary
Cist found within the Great Stone Heap during antiquarian excavation.
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/9/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST (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.
Cist, associated with cairn ring and cremation in the 'Great Stone Heap' barrow found during excavation in about 1780 and described by Swete: 'in the middle thereof a large stone nearly round 2 feet diameter and 6 inches thick covering a cell on the ground about 2 feet square, formed by four large stones placed on their edges'.
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
MDV10064 | Parent of: Urn found within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Monument) |
MDV10064 | Related to: Urn found within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Monument) |
MDV10061 | Part of: Great Stone Heap, barrow north of Holloway Lane, Kenn (Monument) |
MDV10062 | Related to: Retaining kerb within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Find Spot) |
MDV10064 | Parent of: Urn found within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Monument) |
MDV10064 | Related to: Urn found within the Great Stone Heap, Kenn (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2008 3:18PM |
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