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| HER Number: | MDV134416 |
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| Name: | Three cairns on north-west side of Yes Tor, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Three small cairns on the north-west side of Yes Tor of 5 to 6.5 metres diameter by 0.2 to 0.3 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 910 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC? (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 215, 245, Map 42, Site '7' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Three small cairns on the north-west side of Yes Tor. Cairn '1' at SX57239100 of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. Cairn '2' at SX57249102 of circa 5.0 metres high by 0.2 metres high. Cairn '3' at SX57289100 of 6.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. The cairns occupy the crest and all are damaged. One has a slab about 9 metres from its base which may have been artificially set.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 215, 245, Map 42, Site '7'. [Mapped feature: #141499 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 6 2023 10:26AM |
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