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| HER Number: | MDV13191 |
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| Name: | Cairn 80 metres north-east of Puper's Rock, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Cairn lying between Puper’s Rock and Inner Pupers. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 673 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork of Bronze Age cairn lying between Puper’s Rock and Inner Pupers, Buckfastleigh Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/113
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1979, Cairn east of Pupers Rock (Worksheet). SDV144128.
A barrow lying between Puper’s Rock and Inner Pupers. A low circular mound lying on fairly level ground in an area of turf and heather, visible due to the difference in heather growth on the mound. The mound is flat topped, measuring 0.5 meters high and 4.5 meters in diameter north-south, but only 3.0 meters east-west. There is a well-defined kerbstone concealed by heather and probing of the mound shows it to have been stone built. At the centre a cavity extends downwards beside a flat slab of stone set on edge around 0.6 meters long, lying east-west, which may represent the remains of a cist.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 170-1. Map 58 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Not mentioned
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
| SDV144128 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1979. Cairn east of Pupers Rock. Worksheet. Worksheet. [Mapped feature: #80804 ] |
| 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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 170-1. Map 58. |
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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
| MDV5219 | Related to: Cairn at Puper's Rock on Buckfastleigh Moor, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV13205 | Related to: Inner Pupers Cairn on Buckfastleigh Moor, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 2 2021 11:36AM |
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