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HER Number:MDV129291
Name:Small cairn on Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior

Summary

A small disturbed cairn measuring 3.5m north-south by 3.8m and 0.3m high. The centre of this feature has been removed and deposited to the east. Apparently not recorded by Butler (1994) or Gerrard (1995).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 593 661
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56NE298
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1356297

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(15/01/2002) Centred SX 5929 6616. One of a cluster of five prehistoric cairns on the gently sloping northern flank of Shavercombe Tor.
SX 5931 6611. A small disturbed cairn measuring 3.5m north-south by 3.8m and 0.3m high. The centre of this feature has been removed and deposited to the east.
None of the cairns display any evidence of cists or kerbs.
Several of these features have previously been recorded as hut circles (see SX 56 NE 97) or included with record SX 56 NE 98.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Cairn shown on survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV350782Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #127521 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3349Related to: Cairn '1' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55476Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV130770Related to: Cairn '4' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV130768Related to: Cairn '5' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV55491Related to: Cairn '6' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)
MDV3348Related to: Cairn west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:Jul 2 2021 11:36AM