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| HER Number: | MDV103578 |
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| Name: | Small disturbed cairn at Willings Walls reave, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A small, disturbed prehistoric cairn lies slightly below the ridge crest of the spit of land between Spanish Lake and Hentor Brook. This feature measures 4.0 metres in diameter and remains 0.5 metres high. There is no obvious cist or kerb.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 653 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Small, disturbed Bronze Age cairn at Willings Walls Warren
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE306
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1362153
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 166, map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Willings Walls Cairn '4' at SX58306535 of 4.5 metres diameter by 1.0 metres high is a mound which seems to have been constructed out of the nearby reave by the addition of extra stone. (Described as being 30 metres from Cairn '3' at SX58276533)
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(02/02/2002) Centred SX 58096536. A small, disturbed prehistoric cairn lies slightly below the ridge crest of the spit of land between Spanish Lake and Hentor Brook. This feature measures 4.0 metres in diameter and remains 0.5 metres high. There is no obvious cist or kerb.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 166, map 51. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #63084 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131161 | Related to: Cairns on and near Willings Walls reave; possible duplicates (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 7 2021 11:04AM |
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