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| HER Number: | MDV132802 |
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| Name: | Alleged cairn, Gidleigh Common |
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Summary
Turner recorded a possible cairn here in 1978 but a subsequent Ordnance Survey visit cast doubt on the identification / location; appears a mis-identification of the hut circle MDV132781 to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 877 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE76
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443687
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE76 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV220105.
Possible feature recorded as a cairn by Turner: 'SX 65388775. Ring cairn 5 1/2m diameter. Located by Mr J Turner (correspondence) during moor-walking 1978.'
(14/07/1978) (Possibly a duplication of SX 68 NE 50).
No feature of any archaeological significance can be seen at this position and it seems probable that the site is an incorrect location for SX 68 NE 50 which is a hut circle situated some 230.0m north west at SX 65318797.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV220105 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX68NE76. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #137030 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV132781 | Related to: Hut circle on Gidleigh Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 22 2022 4:45PM |
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