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| HER Number: | MDV132239 |
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| Name: | Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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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
| SDV137656 | Monograph: 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 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12914 | Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV45312 | Related to: Cairn on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132242 | Related to: Cairn on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV48899 | Related to: Cairn south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12913 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV2402 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132243 | Related to: Cairns on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132238 | Related to: Small cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132240 | Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132241 | Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12911 | Related 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 |
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