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| HER Number: | MDV12969 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn between two cists east of Wheal Emma leat, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A low turf-covered mound lying in tall cotton grass on a south-west facing peat-covered hillslope in an area covered by low swellings, gullies and a marked accumulation of surface peat. It measures approximately 5.7 metres by 4.5 metres and is about 0.3 metres high, but its edges are very ragged.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 628 710 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW79
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443468
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/91
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 1501 BC (Between))
Full description
Fox, A., 1969, Swincombe Survey, 5 (Report - Survey). SDV250998.
A low mound, diameter 20 feet, height 2 feet. Could be a Bronze Age cairn.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 153 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site visited on 31st July 1976. Cairn with diameter of 4.5 metres, height 0.3 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(04/07/1988) A low turf-covered mound situated at SX62887108 is probably the feature noted by both Fox and Grinsell. It lies in tall cotton grass on a south-west facing peat-covered hillslope in an area covered by low swellings, gullies and a marked accumulation of surface peat. It measures approximately 5.7 metres by 4.5 metres and is about 0.3 metres high, but its edges are very ragged. Probing indicated some stone content, but it cannot under present conditions be positively identified as a cairn or a barrow.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 218-9, Map 64, Figure 64.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Not mentioned.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250998 | Report - Survey: Fox, A.. 1969. Swincombe Survey. Unknown. 5. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 153. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| 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. 218-9, Map 64, Figure 64.1. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129210 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6279 | Related to: Cairn with cist east of the Wheal Emma leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6303 | Related to: Cairn with cist east of Wheal Emma leat, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 3:24PM |
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