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| HER Number: | MDV130254 |
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| Name: | Cairns within reave system south-east of Combestone Tor |
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Summary
Four clearance cairns of medieval or later date, one previously recorded as SX 67 SE 113, lie on the crest of the ridge overlooking the W side of Venford Reservoir. All these features have diameters of around 2.5m and remain up to 0.8m high. They lie within an area of the former Dartmeet parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 95) which was heavily disturbed by agrarian activity in the historic period. There is no evidence in the form of cists or kerbs to suggest that these were once prehistoric sepulchral monuments.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 681 714 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE246
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1078170
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 180, Map 60, Figure 60.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Venford Brook W. '2' cairn at SX68137146 of circa 3.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. This pile of scattered stones may well have been a clearance heap.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(25/04/1996) Centred SX 68107145. Four clearance cairns of medieval or later date, one previously recorded as SX 67 SE 113, lie on the crest of the ridge overlooking the W side of Venford Reservoir. All these features have diameters of around 2.5m and remain up to 0.8m high. They lie within an area of the former Dartmeet parallel reave system (SX 67 SE 95) which was heavily disturbed by agrarian activity in the historic period. There is no evidence in the form of cists or kerbs to suggest that these were once prehistoric sepulchral monuments.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. S. Probert. |
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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. 180, Map 60, Figure 60.1. [Mapped feature: #129146 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13003 | Related to: Clearance cairn in reave system west of Venford Reservoir, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV12987 | Related to: Clearance cairn on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV13000 | Related to: Clearance cairn on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV13001 | Related to: Clearance cairn on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV13002 | Related to: Clearance cairn on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV27685 | Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV12988 | Related to: Small cairn on Holne Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 2 2022 1:10PM |
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