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| HER Number: | MDV13176 |
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| Name: | Alleged cairn at Great Gnats Head, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Possible cairn recorded in 1979. Could not be confirmed during scheduling visit. There are many peat stacks in the area which make reidentification of the cairn difficult.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 616 680 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW174
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1408991
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/72
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R, 1979, Cairns on Great Gnats' Head (Worksheet). SDV144559.
Visited in September 1979. About 150 metres north-north-west of Grinsell's Shaugh Prior No.2. A cairn lying in area of blanket bog. Heather covered, hollows in centre and on east side. Diameter 10 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., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report, 2002 (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Considered under the Monument Protection Programme by previous Monument Protection Programme Advisor who did not recommend it for scheduling. There are many peat stacks in the area which make reidentification of the cairn difficult.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144559 | Worksheet: Robinson, R. 1979. Cairns on Great Gnats' Head. Worksheet. [Mapped feature: #4927 ] |
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. 2002. |
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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
| MDV13178 | Related to: Alleged cairn at Great Gnats Head, Shhaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 11 2022 9:22AM |
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