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| HER Number: | MDV126727 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Crownhill Down, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A mound visible on aerial photographs of 1978 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 on the north-west facing slopes of Crownhill Down might be the remains of cairn of later prehistoric date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 563 600 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1978, NMR 1247, NMR 1247/130-132 31-MAY-1978 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363091.
A mound is visible as an earthwork.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5660 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A mound is visible as a subtle earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A roughly circular mound is visible on visible on aerial photographs of 1978 as an earthwork approximately 9m in diameter, centre on circa SX25636007. The mound is possibly the remains of cairn of later Bronze Age date.
The mound appears a subtly different shape on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 and has possibly suffered from damage or erosion.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5660 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363091 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1978. NMR 1247. NMR Aerial Photograph. NMR 1247/130-132 31-MAY-1978. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 6:54AM |
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