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| HER Number: | MDV103584 |
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| Name: | Ring cairn north-west of Ditsworthy Warren. |
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Summary
Small bronze age ring cairn 600 metres north of the Whittenknowles Rocks Bronze Age settlement. It measures 5.8 metres in overall diameter with a ring bank 1.2 metres to 1.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. One, if not two incomplete rings of set stones protrude through the low bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 584 677 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Small Bronze Age ring cairn north-west of Ditsworthy Warren
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE234
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1247082
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(19/09/1999) A ring cairn located on a south-west facing hillslope at SX58426774. It measures 5.8 metres in overall diameter with a ring bank 1.2 metres to 1.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. One, if not two incomplete rings of set stones protrude through the low bank.
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
Visited 01/08/2006. As described in 1999.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 3 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 21/01/2020. Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, UP-DZ 3 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 070° showing grass/moss and bracken cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #63090 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 3. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 3. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV125782 | Related to: Boundary stones, Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV103585 | Related to: Ring cairn north-west of Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2021 12:51PM |
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