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HER Number:MDV129939
Name:Cairn on northern side of Stalldown, Cornwood

Summary

Cairn '10' (Butler) on the northern side of Stalldown

Location

Grid Reference:SX 634 635
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Prehistoric cairn on northern side of Stalldown, 730 metres north-north-east of Downing's House, Cornwood

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE13
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/49
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Possibly visible on arial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 61-62, Map 54, Figure 54.21 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Cairn '10' at SX63476356 of 8.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high on a minor tributary of the Erme is a good bowl-shaped cairn with a shallow pitted top.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 61-62, Map 54, Figure 54.21.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #128859 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV13235Related to: Cairn 310 metres north of Stalldown stone row, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV4296Related to: Cairn with a cist on northern side of Stalldown, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV122905Related to: Streamwork south of Blatchford Bottom, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 21 2021 11:23AM