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Summary

A gorse covered cairn on the ridge crest overlooking the right bank of the River Lyd. It measures 12.0m in diameter and a maximum of 0.6m high with a flat top disturbed by an amorphous hollow 0.35m deep. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010783: Ring cairn and rectangular building earthwork 940m west of Widgery Cross

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58NW31
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 965679
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/20
• Old SAM Ref: 24070

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233981.

Des=worksheet. Vis=24/11/1981 (greeves) prehistoric barrow on crest of high down, at its northern end. Ngr approximate(worksheet)

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133293 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(26/04/1993) Ring cairn earthwork surviving as a circular bank, 3.4m wide and 0.3m high surrounding an internal area measuring 10m in diameter. A mound measuring 6m in diameter and 0.3m high stands in the centre of the area enclosed by the circular bank.

English Heritage, 1995, Record form (Report - Assessment). SDV233982.

(01/03/1995) SX 53018559: A Bronze Age ring cairn and a rectangular building earthwork of probable Medieval or post-Medieval date were found at this location situated on a gentle east facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Lyd. The building earthwork may have been a Medieval or post-Medieval shelter for either shepherds, peat cutters or tinners.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 27/10/2021 (Website). SDV364039.

SX 53038547. A gorse covered cairn on the ridge crest overlooking the right bank of the River Lyd. It measures 12.0m in diameter and a maximum of 0.6m high with a flat top disturbed by an amorphous hollow 0.35m deep. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
The building described in 1995 lies some 150m to the east on the left bank of the River Lyd and remains un-investigated (citing Probert SAJ 09-NOV-2004 EH Field Investigation).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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