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| HER Number: | MDV128295 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn south of enclosure to the west of Hangershell Rock, Harford |
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Summary
Butter Brook east homestead (Butler) mentions a small cairn possibly associated with the homestead sited 200 metres south of the enclosure to the west of Hangershell Rock
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 650 591 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Small circular feature visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 19-20, Map 53, Figure 53.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.
At Butter Brook east homestead there is mention of a small cairn of 4.5 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high possibly associated with the homestead sited 200 metres south of the enclosure to the west of Hangershell Rock. The cairn had been dug into from the north-east side.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 19-20, Map 53, Figure 53.3. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125653 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3127 | Related to: Isolated hut circle to the west of Hangershell Rock, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128294 | Related to: Part of an enclosure to the west of Hangershell Rock, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2021 8:19AM |
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