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| HER Number: | MDV19430 |
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| Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Vis=5/1/1982 (greeves, t. ). Grass covered oval cairn in centre of top half of pasture field. Measures 7m x 5m x 1m high. Its long axis lies across the slope. It lies immediately below a small rectangular structure attached to the field wall.(worksheet).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 815 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETERTAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/102
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218562.
Des=worksheet. Vis=5/1/1982 (greeves, t. ). Grass covered oval cairn in centre of top half of pasture field. Measures 7m x 5m x 1m high. Its long axis lies across the slope. It lies immediately below a small rectangular structure attached to the field wall.(worksheet).
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(02/09/1998) SX54088155. An amorphous stony mound possibly a clearance cairn lies in dense bracken. It is 8.2m by 8.7m and a maximum 1.4m high.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(20/01/2001) The origins and functions of the amorphous mound is not clear.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218562 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 19 2021 1:50PM |
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