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HER Number:MDV132239
Name:Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood

Summary

Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon of circa 4.5 metres diameter is part of a linear group of cairns along the contour

Location

Grid Reference:SX 595 624
Map Sheet:SX56SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 191-3, 213, Map 52, Figure 52.14 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Penn Beacon S cairn '5' at SX59596247 of circa 4.5 metres diameter but no height. A ring of eleven small slabs, the tallest no more than 0.3 metres high representing about two thirds of the circumference of a cairn ring. No stones remain on the flat interior which were presumably carried away through the gap on the south side facing a large cairn downhill.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 191-3, 213, Map 52, Figure 52.14. [Mapped feature: #135011 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV12914Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV45312Related to: Cairn on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132242Related to: Cairn on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV48899Related to: Cairn south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12913Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV2402Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132243Related to: Cairns on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132238Related to: Small cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132240Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132241Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12911Related to: Two cairns to the north-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

Date Last Edited:Nov 6 2023 10:46AM