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| HER Number: | MDV132345 |
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| Name: | Cairn on west side of Butterdon Hill, Harford |
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Summary
Possible long cairn on the west side of Butterdon Hill. Trapezoidal mound, oriented west to east of 15 metres by 5 metres and 0.5 to 0.6 metres high tapering to west end and with side ditches 0.9 metres wide by 0.4 metres deep. Upright stones at the east end suggest a forecourt or collapsed chamber
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 586 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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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 to 701 BC)
Full description
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Possibly visible on aerial photograph.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.1 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Cairn recorded during survey.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21002 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 17th January 2021, surveyed and photographed. Possible long cairn on the west side of Butterdon Hill: trapezoidal mound, oriented west to east, 15 metres by 5 metres and 0.5-0.6 metres high, tapering to west end, with side ditches, 0.9 metres wide, 0.4 metres deep; upright stones at east end suggest forecourt or collapsed chamber.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132346 | Related to: Boundary stone on Butterdon Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV2915 | Related to: Large Cairn on Butterdon Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV132347 | Related to: Mound with a possible cist on Butterdon Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV25032 | Related to: Possible wall west of cairn at Butterdon Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV3137 | Related to: Round cairn on Butterdon Hill, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 11:47AM |
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