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| HER Number: | MDV133434 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairns, Dittisham Wood |
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Summary
Two cairns recorded during walkover survey in 2007. At least two large stone clearance cairns (circular mounds of stone) which indicate the former agricultural use of this part of wood and are important in a local context.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 537 709 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2008, Archaeology within Dittisham Wood, 5 (Report - Survey). SDV365050.
Clearance cairns at SX 53757096 and SX 53777097.
At least two large stone clearance cairns (circular mounds of stone) which indicate the former agricultural use of this part of wood. They should not be removed. They are important in a local context
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Two roughly circular mounds visible on the lidar data. Other mounds likely to be in the vicinity.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #139015 Visible, ; #139016 Faintly visible, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133435 | Related to: Field walls, Dittisham Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8837 - Survey of archaeological features in Dittisham Wood
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 16 2022 11:05AM |
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