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| HER Number: | MDV13055 |
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| Name: | Cairns 180 meters to the north of East Bowden |
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Summary
Two contiguous prehistoric cairns to the north of East Bowden. This site is included in the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 932 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Deserted Medieval settlement, cropmark enclosure, cairns and standing stone to the south-east of Lower Halstock farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW173
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572743
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/78
- Pastscape: 1572743
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. + Daggett, R., 1980, Cairns, 24/06/1980 (Site Visit). SDV337254.
SX 60429327 Two contiguous cairns, possibly Prehistoric, in form of very low mounds.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible due to being a 'blank area'.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV337254 | Site Visit: Greeves, T. + Daggett, R.. 1980. Cairns. Worksheet. Worksheet. 24/06/1980. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13057 | Related to: Cairn 235 meters north-east of East Bowden (Monument) |
| MDV13056 | Related to: Standing stone 240 meters north of East Bowden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2021 9:21AM |
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