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HER Number:MDV13203
Name:Cairn 470 metres north-west of Snowdon Hole, West Buckfastleigh

Summary

Cairn on Snowdon, north-eastern of four cairns in a row on Snowdon. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 668 685
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks of a line of four Bronze Age cairns north-west of Snowdon Hole

Other References/Statuses

  • Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset: NI site
  • National Monuments Record: SX66NE73
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 441553
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/123
  • Pastscape: 441553

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, NMR SX6668, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV150364.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 178 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(October 1975) Approximately SX 66916850 A cairn sited on a ridge. Cairn measures 8.0 metres in diameter, 0.6 metres in height.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Recorded during the Aerial Photograph Project.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 171, Map 58 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Snowdon '4' cairn at SX66866856 of 10.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high. This cairn is the northernmost of four cairns on Snowdon and is ill-defined, blending into the slope of the hillside but apparently little interfered with.

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.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441553, SX66NE73 (Website). SDV363416.

Cairn sited on a ridge of 8.0 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV150364Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SX6668. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 1.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 178.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 171, Map 58. [Mapped feature: #129063 ]
SDV345444Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441553, SX66NE73.

Associated Monuments

MDV5221Related to: Cairn 300 metres west of Snowdon Hole, Westr Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV5220Related to: Cairn 360 metres north-west of Snowdon Hole, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV5222Related to: Cairn 440 metres north-west of Snowdon Hole, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8290 - Survey of tinworks along the River Mardle

Date Last Edited:Dec 21 2021 2:25PM