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HER Number:MDV119020
Name:Clearance Cairn on west side of a Field at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy

Summary

Clearance cairn on west side of a field associated with Cadworthy Farm

Location

Grid Reference:SX 544 643
Map Sheet:SX56SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMeavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEAVEY
Ecclesiastical ParishMEAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CLEARANCE CAIRN (IV to XV - 400 AD to 1500 AD)

Full description

Berry, N., 2005, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy, Devon, Site 001, Site Distribution Map, Site Summary, Site Inventory (Report - Survey). SDV360144.

Clearance cairn on western side of field associated with Lower Cadworthy farm. Cairn or stone dump 5 metres by 7 metres by up to 1.2 metres high about 15 metres inside an old gateway in the cornditch. There is a kink in the cornditch at this point with another mound or cairn next to the gateway.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV360144Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2005. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Lower Cadworthy Farm, Meavy, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Comb Bound. Site 001, Site Distribution Map, Site Summary, Site Inventory. [Mapped feature: #3795 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV2373Related to: Cairn with Cist on Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument)
MDV40210Related to: Circular feature, Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119021Related to: Clearance Cairn on in south-west corner of a Field at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119022Related to: Clearance Cairns in western half of a Field at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV19422Related to: Corn Ditch to the south of Wigford Down, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119024Related to: Farm Building in a Field at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119026Related to: Former Field Boundaries at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119023Related to: Former field boundary at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119042Related to: Former Field Boundary at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119044Related to: Former Field Boundary at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119047Related to: Former Field Boundary at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119043Related to: Holloway to fields at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119025Related to: Linear Feature in a Field at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119027Related to: Linear Feature on the north-east side of a Field at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV2219Related to: Parallel reave system on Wigford Down (Monument)
MDV119029Related to: Prehistoric Enclosure and Bank at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)
MDV119045Related to: Two Clearance Cairns at Cadworthy Farm, Meavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7251 - Lower Cadworthy Farm: Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey

Date Last Edited:Aug 2 2022 1:14PM