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| HER Number: | MDV14531 |
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| Name: | Cairns or Hut Circles in Cranbrook Castle |
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Summary
Six or seven cairns or hut circles visible within the interior of Cranbrook Castle.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 738 890 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/1/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1953, SX7388, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV306062.
Collis, J., 1972, Cranbrook Castle, Moretonhampstead, Devon. A New Survey, 221 (Article in Serial). SDV306044.
Six possible cairns visible in the interior of Cranbrook Castle. All about 2.0-3.0 metres in diameter and about 500 millimetres high. Possibly more exist.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX7389, 5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV306061.
The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Unit, 1985, The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV340940.
Seven features visible on aerial photograph. Interpreted as hut circles and may be the cairns mentioned by Collis.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV306044 | Article in Serial: Collis, J.. 1972. Cranbrook Castle, Moretonhampstead, Devon. A New Survey. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 30. Paperback Volume. 221. |
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| SDV306061 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX7389. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5. |
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| SDV306062 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1953. SX7388. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 1. |
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| SDV340940 | Interpretation: The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Unit. 1985. The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project. The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8221 | Related to: Cranbrook Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:17AM |
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