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| HER Number: | MDV13239 |
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| Name: | Small cairn west of larger cairn on Stalldown Barrow, Cornwood |
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Summary
A small orbital cairn 2 metres west of a ring cairn (MDV4301) on the summit of Stall Down comprises a low turf-covered mound of 6.5 metres maximum diameter and approximately 0.3 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 635 623 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW73
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442385
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/137
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SW73 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV176188.
(11/08/1977) SX 63506230. A small round cairn, 5.5m diameter and 0.4m high, lies on the broad summit of Stalldown Barrow at 410m above OD. It is constructed of small boulders, now turf-covered; the centre has been slightly disturbed.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 60-62, Map 54, Figure 54.21 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Cairn '5' at SX62506230 of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high lies a few metres from Cairn '6'.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A small orbital cairn 2 metres west of a ring cairn (MDV4301) on the summit of Stall Down comprises a low turf-covered mound of 6.5 metres maximum diameter and approximately 0.3 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV176188 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SW73. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 60-62, Map 54, Figure 54.21. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117083 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4302 | Related to: Cairn at Stalldown Barrow with a small shelter known as 'Hillson's House' in the centre , Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4301 | Related to: Cairn on Stalldown east of Stalldown stone row, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 10 2021 1:41PM |
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