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| HER Number: | MDV14788 |
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| Name: | Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor |
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Summary
One of six cairns excavated between 1976-1979. Ring cairn given number 1. A stone ring 10.0m internal diameter. Part to south west missing. Poor construction centred on natural boulder. Two pits were found during the course of the excavation. One small pit filled with peat and loam. A larger wide mouthed pit was filled with sandy loam and charcoal which increased in proportion to base of pit. Radiocarbon date 1570 +- 70 bc (radiocarbon years). Finds of two medieval potsherds could point to an overlying medieval structure.(wainwright et al).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 636 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/219/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174073.
Wainwright, g. J. + smith, k. + fleming, a. /pps/45(1979)1-33/the shaugh moor project. First report.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174074.
Wainwright, g. J. + smith, k. /pdas/37(1979)132-135 fig/the south dartmoor project 1976-1979.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174075.
Smith, k. /interim report 1981/in parish file.
WAINWRIGHT ET AL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV174582.
One of six cairns excavated between 1976-1979. Ring cairn given number 1. A stone ring 10.0m internal diameter. Part to south west missing. Poor construction centred on natural boulder. Two pits were found during the course of the excavation. One small pit filled with peat and loam. A larger wide mouthed pit was filled with sandy loam and charcoal which increased in proportion to base of pit. Radiocarbon date 1570 +- 70 bc (radiocarbon years). Finds of two medieval potsherds could point to an overlying medieval structure.(wainwright et al).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV174073 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV174074 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV174075 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV174582 | Migrated Record: WAINWRIGHT ET AL. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV14775 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14773 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14774 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14789 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14790 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14571 | Related to: Group of six cairns, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5952 - ORGANIC MATERIAL (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 1640 BC to 1500 BC) + Sci.Date
- FDV5951 - SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2021 3:46PM |
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