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HER Number:MDV130232
Name:Cairn on summit of Gripper's Hill, Dean Prior

Summary

Cairn '4' (Butler) one of four on the summit of Gripper's Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 683 655
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 160-1, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Gripper's Hill Summit '3' cairn at SX68386551 of 6.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high has been trenched.

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. 160-1, Map 57. [Mapped feature: #129099 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV130230Related to: Cairn on summit of Gripper's Hill, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV130228Related to: Cairn on west side of Gripper's Hill, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV5224Related to: Eastern of two cairns on the summit of Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor (Monument)
MDV5225Related to: Ring cairn on the summit of Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 4 2021 11:53AM