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| HER Number: | MDV129189 |
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| Name: | Cairn south-west side of enclosed settlement, Huntingdon Warren |
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Summary
A small turf-covered cairn on the corner of a Bronze Age enclosure on the south flank of Huntingdon Warren. It measures 4.7m N to S by 5.0m and stands to a height of 1.2m. There is no trace of a kerb or cist within the undamaged fabric of the mound.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE92
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1059570
- Old SAM County Ref: 465A
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 162-4, Map 58, Figure 58.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Huntingdon Warren '1' cairn at SX65866635. Outside of the south-west corner of Enclosure 'A' a few metres from the wall is an unditched mound of 6.2 metres diameter by 0.8 metres high which may be a burial cairn.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(18/10/1995) SX6587966351. A small turf-covered cairn lies outside the SW corner of a BA enclosure (SX 66 NE 102) on the south flank of Huntingdon Warren 300m N of Buckland Ford. It measures 4.7m N to S by 5.0m and stands to a height of 1.2m. There is no trace of a kerb or cist within the undamaged fabric of the mound.
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Cairn shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1004587 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
To the south-west of the enclosure is a cairn which survives as an oval mound measuring 5 metres long by 4.7 metres wide and 1.2 metres high.
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. 162-4, Map 58, Figure 58.1. |
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| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. 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. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127412 ] |
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| SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1004587. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5237 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement in Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5183 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 10:34AM |
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