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| HER Number: | MDV135119 |
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| Name: | Cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Cairn cemetery on Long Ridge between Stonetor Brook and th North Teign River with eight cairns, one with a cist
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 643 861 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN CEMETERY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 189,243, Map 37, Site 5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Shoveldown N.W. cairns '1-6' between Stonetor Brook and the North Teign River. Six small burial mounds in line occupy the ridge, no doubt built by the inhabitants of the nearby settlements. One contains a central cist but like the others has been dug into. Four more are grouped together 100 metres further uphill and another lies 45 metres from the newtake wall.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairns shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Tumulus' and 'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1017868 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
The monument, which falls into five areas, includes eight round cairns and a cist situated on Long Ridge, locally known as Langridge, overlooking the valley of the River North Teign. These mounds form a cairn cemetery situated between two broadly contemporary stone hut circle settlements. Six of the mounds are circular in shape, vary in diameter between 4.1 metres and 6 metres and stand between 0.5 metres and 0.7 metres high. The remaining two mounds are oval and the largest of these measures 6 metres long by 4 metres wide and stands up 0.7 metres high. One cairn contains a cist which measures 0.83 metres square by up to 0.47 metres deep. The capstone, which once covered the cist, now lies 0.7 metres north-north-west of the cist. At least three of the cairns are partly surrounded by edge set stones indicating the presence of kerbs.
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. 189,243, Map 37, Site 5. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142943 ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1017868. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54501 | Parent of: Cairn on Long Ridge between Stonetor Brook and the North Teign River, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV4394 | Parent of: Cairn with a cist in cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV37096 | Parent of: Cairn within cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58684 | Parent of: Cairn within cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV54480 | Parent of: Eastern of three cairns forming part of cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV4395 | Parent of: Northern cairn in group on Langridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV54481 | Parent of: Probable mutilated cairn in cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV4401 | Related to: Hut settlement on Shovel Down north of Stonetor Brook, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV27705 | Related to: Settlement and field system on the northern tip of Langridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2024 3:13PM |
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