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| HER Number: | MDV106804 |
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| Name: | Clearance Cairn on south-east slope of Rippon Tor |
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Summary
A low stony mound about 30 metres south of the hedgebank to souteast of the Nut Crackers logan stone. About 1.5 metres diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 744 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Newman, P., 2013, An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon, Table 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV356396.
Stable condition. Short grassland.
Newman, P., 2013, Halshanger/Horridge Common/Rippon Tor Site Survey New Entries (Report - Survey). SDV351110.
A low stony mound of approximately 1.5m diameter on the south-west slope of Rippon Tor.
Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 59 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Clearance cairns on Rippon Tor
A low stony mound about 30 metres south of the hedgebank to the south-east of the Nut Crackers logan stone. About 1.5 metres in diameter. Condition is stable. SX74480 75251
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351110 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. Halshanger/Horridge Common/Rippon Tor Site Survey New Entries. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2012 ] |
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| SDV356396 | Report - Assessment: Newman, P.. 2013. An Archaeological Assessment of Halshanger and Horridge Commons, Dartmoor, Devon. SW Landscape Investigations Report. A4 Bound + Digital. Table 1. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 59. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6433 - Assessment of Halsanger Common, Horridge Common and Rippon Tor
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 18 2016 11:16AM |
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