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| HER Number: | MDV130037 |
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| Name: | Cairn at south end of stone row, Harford |
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Summary
Cairn '1' (Butler) at the south end of the stone row on Lower Piles. Small cairn in Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill stone row. Turf-covered stony mound of 4 metres by 0.4 metres high marks a change of orientation of north end of row
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 599 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/50
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 30-33, 243, Map 53, Figure 53.9, 53.10 & 53.10.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Butter Brook stone row cairn at SX65115989 of circa 4.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high at the lower end of the stone row where an earthfast slab has been exposed in the central hollow.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Possibly visible on aerial photograph.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.7 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
One of fifty cairns recorded during survey.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21025 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 30th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Small cairn in Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill stone row: turf-covered stony mound, 4 metres north to south, 3 metres east to west, 0.4 metres high, marks change of orientation of north end of row.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 30-33, 243, Map 53, Figure 53.9, 53.10 & 53.10.1. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13166 | Part of: Lower Piles stone alignment, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13483 | Related to: Cairn 230 meters north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV27912 | Related to: Cairn at east end of Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130029 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130029 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130030 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130030 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130029 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130029 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130030 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130030 | Related to: Cairn north of the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV42373 | Related to: Cairn north-east of Harford Moor Gate, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13092 | Related to: Cairn north-east of Moorgate, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130031 | Related to: Cairn on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130032 | Related to: Cairn on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130033 | Related to: Cairn on Lower Piles to the north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130028 | Related to: Cairn on the Bullaven Reave south-west of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130016 | Related to: Cairn on the Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV4305 | Related to: Cairn south-east of Lower Piles, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13091 | Related to: Cairn to north of Butter Brook, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV4256 | Related to: Cairn with a cist and retaining kerb south-east of Lower Piles, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV130027 | Related to: Mounds on the Bullaven Reave, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 13 2022 9:50AM |
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