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HER Number:MDV132347
Name:Mound with a possible cist on Butterdon Hill, Harford

Summary

Small stony mound on the west side of large cairn on Butterdon Hill of 1.7 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high with upright stones in centre of 0.6 metres by 0.4 metres and 0.1 metres high. These may be the remains of a cist and low mound

Location

Grid Reference:SX 654 586
Map Sheet:SX65NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.8 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.

Mound and possible cist recorded during survey close to a large cairn on Butterdon Hill.

Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21004 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.

Visited on 17th January 2021, surveyed and photographed. Small stony mound west of cairn MDV3137, 1.7 metres diameter, 0.3 metres high, with upright stones in centre, 0.6 metres by 0.4 metress by 0.1 metres high, may be remains of a cist and low mound.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1013394 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1013394.

Associated Monuments

MDV132345Related to: Cairn on west side of Butterdon Hill, Harford (Monument)
MDV3137Related 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:Nov 6 2023 4:48PM

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