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| HER Number: | MDV103597 |
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| Name: | Cairn east of The Henroost tin working, south of Down Ridge |
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Summary
Bronze Age cairn situated north of the Hooten Wheals Mine, visible as a turf-covered stony mound measuring 8 metres in diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 656 710 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of a Bronze Age cairn north of the Hooten Wheals Mine
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE212
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065525
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(02/11/1995) SX 6560271062. A robbed cairn 50 metres south-west of the ruinous former Hooten Wheals Mine offices on the south flank of Down Ridge. The turf covered stony mound is circular with a diameter of 8.0 metres and stands 0.75 metres high. A square hollow 1.6 metres wide, probably the result of an unrecorded excavation, lies centrally in the mound with a spoil heap on its north-western margin.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
A robbed cairn visible as a turf-covered stony mound.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Site of the cairn is visible on the aerial photography, although is not clear.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63103 ] |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. P. Newman. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6399 | Related to: Ruined buildings, Hexworthy Tin Mine (Building) |
| MDV126403 | Related to: Ruined mine building, Hexworthy Tin Mine (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 11:45AM |
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