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HER Number: | MDV131782 |
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Name: | Cairn south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Cairn of 9.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high clearly visible on aerial photographs. It appears to have been excluded in 1993 when the other cairns were scheduled.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 534 870 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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District | West Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Cairn visible.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Marked on the map overlay as one of two cairns (MDV51505 is the other), but appears not to have merited a record on the SMR at this time.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219-220, 245, Map 43, Figure 43.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Great Nodden cairn '12' at SX 5348 8708 of 9.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. A circular bank surrounds a pit with a level floor well below ground level.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Circular feature clearly visible.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Unchanged.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Circular feature clearly visible.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 219-220, 245, Map 43, Figure 43.2. |
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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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SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133644 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV14524 | Part of: Cairnfield south of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton, Lydford (Monument) |
MDV51505 | Related to: Ring cairn 510 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 29 2024 3:30PM |
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