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| HER Number: | MDV103474 |
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| Name: | Cairns 330 metres north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
A cairn consisting of a small irregular pile of boulders and stones up to 0.3m high located on a high point. It lies on a slight granite outcrop at SX54568349 and it overlooks Hamlyns Newtake. Of uncertain function it may have a relatively recent origin perhaps as a point marker. Some of the stones which are angular may have been robbed from the newtake wall. Identified and surveyed as part of the RCHME Willsworthy project in 1998.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 545 834 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pair of probable prehistoric cairns north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW87
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143728
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to XIX - 2200 BC (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(10/07/1998) SX54568349. A cairn consisting of a small irregular pile of granite boulders and stones up to 0.3m high located on a small outcrop overlooking Hamlyns Newtake. Of uncertain function this feature may have a relatively recent origin perhaps as a point marker. Some of the angular granite boulders may have been robbed from the nearby newtake wall or, conversely, it may have been a collection point for surface stone created when the newtake wall was built.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(14/12/2000) No change to condition or description.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48908 | Related to: Cairn 240 metres north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV132033 | Related to: Probable cairn north of Ger Tor (Monument) |
| MDV11809 | Related to: Round cairn 240m north of Ger Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2021 4:23PM |
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