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HER Number:MDV130033
Name:Cairn on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook, Harford

Summary

Cairn '6' (Butler) on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 645 597
Map Sheet:SX65NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/50

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 30-32, Map 53, Figure 53.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Cairn '6' at SX6459 5969 of 3.5 to 4.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high appears to have been robbed and distorted into an oval shape.

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. 30-32, Map 53, Figure 53.9. [Mapped feature: #128844 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV13483Related to: Cairn 230 meters north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument)
MDV27912Related to: Cairn at east end of Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument)
MDV130037Related to: Cairn at south end of stone row, Harford (Monument)
MDV130029Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV130030Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV42373Related to: Cairn north-east of Harford Moor Gate, Harford (Monument)
MDV13092Related to: Cairn north-east of Moorgate, Harford (Monument)
MDV130034Related to: Cairn on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument)
MDV130028Related to: Cairn on the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV130016Related to: Cairn on the Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument)
MDV4305Related to: Cairn south-east of Lower Piles, Harford (Monument)
MDV13091Related to: Cairn to north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument)
MDV4256Related to: Cairn with a cist and retaining kerb south-east of Lower Piles, Harford (Monument)
MDV130027Related to: Mounds on the Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 19 2021 1:06PM