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Summary

A turf-covered stony cairn on the moderate west-facing slope of Shovel Down first recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1974. It measures 6.5 metres in diameter with a maximum height of 7.5 metres. The top displays two amorphous hollows about 1.0 metre across and 0.15 metres deep. A disturbed cist (MDV13023) lies 55 metres west-north-west (1991 Shovel Down Survey).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017874: The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NE52
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 443629
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/102
• Old SAM Ref: 28663

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX68NE52 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV256038.

(17/07/1974) At SX 6532 8562 there is a turf covered cairn 7.0 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres in height. It is on a south-western slope some 200 metres south of the nearest settlement and field system. The cairn is small but this is not unusual in the area and is presumed to be sepulchral and of Bronze Age date. Surveyed at 1:2500.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on Royal Air Force 1947 photos.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(16/08/1991) SX 65328562. A turf-covered stony cairn situated amongst peat cuttings on the moderate west-facing slope of Shovel Down. It measures 6.5 metres in diameter with a maximum height of 7.5 metres. The top displays two amorphous hollows about 1.0 metre across and 0.15 metres deep. A disturbed cist (SX 68 NE 75/MDV13023) lies 55 metres west-north-west.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143991, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(Visited 1997) Round cairn, diameter 7.0 metres, height 0.8 metres. Lies close to area of pit cutting, but is probably a cairn because at least two stones of its core are visible.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 287, 243, Map 37 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Stonetor Brookhead E '1' cairn at SX65348558 of 7.0 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high with a treasure seekers trench across the centre.

Agricultural Development Advisory Service, 1995, ADAS Record Sheet (Report - Survey). SDV255997.

(Visited 13/2/1995) Condition stable.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Cairn shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Remains of the cairn appear to be visible on this aerial photograph; a roughly circular area can be identified.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1017874 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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