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| HER Number: | MDV14481 |
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| Name: | Cairn to the East of East Hill, Sidmouth |
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Summary
Flint cairn at Dagger's Piece, Sidbury. Excavated in 1965/1966. Roughly oval site 4.5m x 3.5m, heavily ploughed though partially protected by tree stump. Two small ex-centric pits both with cover stones, one of chert the other of flint. Pits contained few flints, of which some had been utilised, but quantities of wood carbon. No trace of cremated bone. Possibly Early/Middle Bronze Age.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 125 944 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/37
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
NMR CITING SAINSBURY, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV120283.
Vis=8/3/1989 (rchme) not located in area of mature conifer plantation + thick undergrowth (nmr citing sainsbury).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120284.
Pollard, s. H. M. /pdas/25(1967)19,21,32,34-35 figs.1,8. Pl.8,10. /seven prehistoric sites near honiton, devon. Part 1. A beaker flint ring and three cairns.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120285.
Osa=sy19sw29.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120286.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)41.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120287.
Des=sainsbury, i. S/(8/3/1989)/as above.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=5/11/1975 (os) the area is now in a dense conifer plantation and any remains were probably destroyed during tree planting.
Pollard, S. H. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96893.
Flint cairn at dagger's piece, sidbury. Excavated in 1965/1966. Roughly oval site 4.5m x 3.5m, heavily ploughed though partially protected by tree stump. Two small ex-centric pits both with cover stones, one of chert the other of flint. Pits contained few flints, of which some had been utilised, but quantities of wood carbon. No trace of cremated bone. Possibly early/middle bronze age (pollard).
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2324 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Site of barrow. Nonvisible.
SMR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120283 | Report - Survey: NMR CITING SAINSBURY. |
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| SDV120284 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120285 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120286 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120287 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2324. |
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| SDV96893 | Migrated Record: Pollard, S. H. M.. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 24 2016 12:01PM |
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