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HER Number:MDV13038
Name:Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common

Summary

One of at least five carins of 6 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high forming part of a Prehistoric cemetery on Chagford Common

Location

Grid Reference:SX 678 836
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/145
  • Old SAM Ref: 28728

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 135 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Site visited on 13th June 1976. Cairn, slight hollow centre. Diameter 6 metres, height 0.4 metres.

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

Not visible on aerial photographs.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149386
MPP149386
(Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 29th January 1999. Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Chagford Common.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 29-30, Figure 25.1, Map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.

One of at leat five low mounds circa 5 metres diameter and up to 0.3 metres high with other smaller ones in the vicinity. Most have a shallow pit with a few exposed stones at the centre.

Passmore, A. J., 1997, Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape, 15, Figure 1 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV360382.

Five cairns to the north of Enclosure B.

Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1018926 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.

Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common.

National Monument Record, 2018, Pastscape, 443913, SX68SE102 (Website). SDV360651.

Cairn with slight hollow at its centre sited on hill spur. Found October 1975, diameter 6.0 metres, height 0.4 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 29-30, Figure 25.1, Map 25.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 135.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149386 MPP149386. [Mapped feature: #4839 ]
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV360382Post-Graduate Thesis: Passmore, A. J.. 1997. Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape. King Alfred's College, Winchester. A4 Comb Bound. 15, Figure 1.
SDV360651Website: National Monument Record. 2018. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. 443913, SX68SE102.
SDV360653National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1018926.

Associated Monuments

MDV121528Part of: Cairn cemetery west of settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV13036Related to: Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument)
MDV13037Related to: Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument)
MDV64200Related to: Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument)
MDV64199Related to: Cairn forming part of a Prehistoric Cairn Cemetery on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument)
MDV13039Related to: Group of cairns on Chagford Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape

Date Last Edited:May 4 2022 11:50AM