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| HER Number: | MDV129982 |
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| Name: | Cairn to north-west of the end of stone row west of Black Tor, South Brent |
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Summary
Cairn '2' (Butler) to the north-west of the end of stone row to the west of Black Tor. Measured diameter is 3.5 metres and height 0.3 metres and cairn is hollow in the centre.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 677 634 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age settlement south-west of Black Tor, consisting of six enclosures, associated hut circles, a section of reave, cairns, a stone row and at least eight medieval pillow mounds
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE89
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442024
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Beckerlegge, J. J., 1933, Second Report of the Plymouth and District Branch, 186 (Article in Serial). SDV178244.
A stone row and two barrows. Barrow is at SX67716347.
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6763, 2/56-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169271.
Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE89 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145656.
(05/07/1977) This cairn is approximately at SX 67736346 10.0 metres south-south-west of another cairn (SX 66 SE 33). Its diameter is 3.5 metres and height 0.3 metres and is hollow in the centre. The three stones mentioned by Robinson are haphazardly sited and there is no evidence of an outer rim. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on P.F.D.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 168 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site visited on 3rd September 1975. At SX67726345 cairn, diameter 3.5 metres, height 0.2 metres.
Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV137445.
SX 677634. A cairn, 3.6m. from the published one (SX 66 SE 33). It is 3.5m. in diameter and 1.0m. high with, on the north and east sides, three stones which suggest an outer rim.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 158, Map 57, Figure 57.25 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Cairn '2' at SX 67726346 just south-west of Cairn '1' at the north-west end of 'Black Tor stone rows' with a curved bank next to a circular mound of 4 metres diameter.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Faintly visible on aerial photogrph.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Southern of two 'Cairns' shown on modern mappingg.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137445 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1978. South Brent Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. |
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| SDV145656 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SE89. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV169271 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6763. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2/56-7. |
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| SDV178244 | Article in Serial: Beckerlegge, J. J.. 1933. Second Report of the Plymouth and District Branch. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. Unknown. 186. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 168. |
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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. 158, Map 57, Figure 57.25. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28589 | Related to: Alleged stone row west of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5778 | Related to: Cairn at north end of stone row west of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129983 | Related to: Cairn north-west of stone row on Zeal Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129984 | Related to: Cairn north-west of stone row on Zeal Hill, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 17 2022 2:45PM |
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