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| HER Number: | MDV13164 |
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| Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of Harford |
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Summary
Possible cairn on south side of Weatherdon Hill; rock strewn with some bracken. A group of granite stones on a low oval mound of earth and stone, 7m x 4m, direction of length east-north-east by west-south-west. The lower south-western part is a group of stones, maximum height 1.0m, which have the appearance of being man-placed. The remainder of the site is a low mound standing less than 0.5m high, which merges into the hillside at the higher north-east end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 586 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX65NE80
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441254
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/245
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Hankin, C. F., 1977-1980, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.
(31/12/1979) Possible cairn on south side of Weatherdon Hill; gentle south-western slope; rock strewn with some bracken. SX 6512 5869.
A group of granite stones on a low oval mound of earth and stone, 7m x 4m, direction of length east-north-east by west-south-west (c.50 degrees east of true north). The lower south-western part is a group of stones, maximum height 1.0m, which have the appearance of being man-placed. The remainder of the site is a low mound standing less than 0.5m high, which merges into the hillside at the higher north-east end.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
The south-west cairn on Western Beacon SX 65055885, the site described, and the north cairn on Weatherdon Hill SX 65445772, are visually in a straight line. Not visible on RAF 1946 aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(-/-/2002) Considered under MPP by previous MPPA but not recommended for scheduling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV149931 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1980. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| 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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2021 2:43PM |
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