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| HER Number: | MDV130243 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Ring of cairn with flat central area below level of ring. Probably robbed for newtake wall to NE. Diameter 6.0m, height 0.15m.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 699 653 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE69
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441549
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138, Dean Prior 5a (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(April 1977) SX 69996530 Ring of cairn with flat central area below level of ring. Probably robbed for newtake wall to NE. Diameter 6.0m, height 0.15m.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Skerraton Ridge '2' cairn at SX69986531 of 6.5 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Cairn visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138, Dean Prior 5a. |
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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. 161, Map 57. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129117 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7833 | Related to: Barrow on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130244 | Related to: Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5297 | Related to: Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 2:38PM |
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