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| HER Number: | MDV12942 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Cairn on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
Prehistoric cairn on Crownhill Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 607 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: 910497
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/157
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, Portworthy Mica Dam Proposal - Archaeological Features on NW Slope of Crownhill Down (Report - Survey). SDV343628.
Prehistoric cairn shown on survey.
Fleming, A., 1980, Portworthy Mica Dam: Report on Archaeological Features (Report - Survey). SDV343629.
Small cairn, probably Prehistoric covering Bronze Age burials or ritual pits. Feature may be a Medieval clearance cairn.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1985, Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV337244.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX56SE (Cartographic). SDV336987.
Not recorded on the 1985 interpretation.
Collis, J. R., 1985, The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites (Cartographic). SDV346306.
Prehistoric barrow shown on map of archaeological sites on Crownhill Down.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 910497 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343663.
A group of three hut circles and a cairn depicted in 1982 were not located in 2002 because the area was covered by dense vegetation.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336987 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX56SE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337244 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1985. Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor. Landscape History. 7. Unknown. |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV343628 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1979. Portworthy Mica Dam Proposal - Archaeological Features on NW Slope of Crownhill Down. A3 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV343629 | Report - Survey: Fleming, A.. 1980. Portworthy Mica Dam: Report on Archaeological Features. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV343663 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 910497. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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| SDV346306 | Cartographic: Collis, J. R.. 1985. The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites. Map (Paper). [Mapped feature: #80704 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV47998 | Related to: Prehistoric Hut Circles on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 20 2011 11:18AM |
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