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| HER Number: | MDV14790 |
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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 2. Internal diameter 9.7m external diameter 12.0m. Built of granitic material with a number of large boulders inside the cairn. Low mound in middle under which was a charcoal pit covered by a capstone. Another charcoal pit covered by a capstone contained datable material. Radiocarbon date of 1290 +- 80bc (radiocarbon years).(wainwright et el).
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/219/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175203.
Wainwright, g. J. + smith, k. + fleming, a. /pps/45(1979)1-33/the shaugh moor moor project. First report. One of six cairns excavated between 1976-1979. Ring cairn given number 2. Internal diameter 9.7m external diameter 12.0m. Built of granitic material with a number of large boulders inside the cairn. Low mound in middle under which was a charcoal pit covered by a capstone. Another charcoal pit covered by a capstone contained datable material. Radiocarbon date of 1290 +- 80bc (radiocarbon years).(wainwright et el).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175204.
Wainwright, g. J. + smith, k. /pdas/37(1979)132-135 fig/the south dartmoor project 1976-1979.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175205.
Smith, k. /interim report 1981/in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV175206.
Turner, j. R. /pdas/48(1990)38 83/ring cairns, stone circles and related monuments on dartmoor. Turner suggests that a ring cairn underlies this cairn material, with internal diam 9.7m and banks c 1m wide and no more than 0.4m - 0.5m high (turner).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV175203 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175204 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175205 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV175206 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14773 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14775 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14788 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14789 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14774 | Related to: Cairn on northern part of Shaugh Moor (Monument) |
| MDV14571 | Related to: Group of six excavated cairns on Shaugh Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5956 - ORGANIC MATERIAL (Middle Bronze Age - 1370 BC to 1210 BC) + Sci.Date
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 11:43AM |
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