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| HER Number: | MDV132033 |
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| Name: | Probable cairn north of Ger Tor |
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Summary
A probable cairn comprising a slight ring bank some 6.5m in overall diameter and 0.2m to 0.3m high. Some stone is visible in the bank. Investigated as part of the RCHME Willsworthy project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 545 834 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pair of probable prehistoric cairns north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW86
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to XIX - 2200 BC (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(25/08/1998) A slight ring bank earthwork lies at SX54588346 on the summit area of a high point overlooking Hamlyn's Newtake at 44m above OD. It is traceable in deep heather as a slight earthen bank some 6.5m in overall diameter and 0.2m to 0.3m high. Two earthfast boulders are visible in the bank but the depressed interior is featureless.
This site (which was interpreted independently of Turners observations) is probably the same feature although the internal, flat-topped cairn was not identified.
Note: SMR site SX 58 SW 77 refers to the cairn located 100m to the SE (NMR number SX 58 SW 46).
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(14/12/2000) No change to the description or condition of the monument.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134295 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48908 | Related to: Cairn 240 metres north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV103474 | Related to: Cairns 330 metres north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV11809 | Related to: Round cairn 240m north of Ger Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2021 4:29PM |
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