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| HER Number: | MDV13174 |
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| Name: | Heather-covered cairn or peat burning platform at Lancombe Head, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Heather-covered mound at Lancombe Head thought to be a cairn but more likely to be one of the peat burning features. The site was assessed in 1997 but was not scheduled.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 663 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW181
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1568908
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/69
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- PEAT STAND (Constructed, XIII to XIX - 1201 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1979, Possible cairns at Langcombe Head (Worksheet). SDV144578.
About 40 metres east of the cairn at Langcombe Head lies a heather covered cairn. Diameter 12 metres, height 0.5 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on Royal Air Force 1946/7 aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2002, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Considered under the Monument Protection Programme by previous Monument Protection Programme Advisor who did not recommend it for scheduling.
Report dated 01/01/1997 - 31/03/1997:
There are many mounds in this vicinity. They each have a relatively steep profile and given that they are composed entirely of peat they are extremely unlikely to be 4000 years old. This mound is unlikely to be a barrow. Site visited 01-JAN-1997 to 31-MAR-1997 and assessed for scheduling. It was not scheduled as it was not considered to be of national importance.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
An unlikely cairn. This feature is most likely to be a charcoal hearth or meiler, one of a cluster of at least ten examples in the area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144578 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1979. Possible cairns at Langcombe Head. Worksheet. Unknown. |
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2002. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #4925 ] |
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| 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
| MDV48107 | Related to: Boundary stone between the Parishes of Shaugh Prior and Cornwood, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV122892 | Related to: Charcoal burning platforms on Langcombe Hill. Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5124 | Related to: Peat mound once thought to be a barrow, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 13 2021 2:56PM |
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