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HER Number:MDV19985
Name:CAIRN in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Vis=17/7/1976 (grinsell) cairn discovered. Ridge siting. Diameter 4.5m, height 0.3m.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 663 766
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/117
  • Old SAM Ref: 28733

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269616.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)151. Vis=17/7/1976 (grinsell) cairn discovered. Ridge siting. Diameter 4.5m, height 0.3m.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269617.

Des=ancient monuments/(2000). Vis=est -/-/2000 (ancient monuments) appears to lie within scheduled area sam 28733 'two irregular aggregate field systems with associated settlements, part of a coaxial field system, boundary stones and historic fields on riddon ridge' (am).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1977 NMR aerial.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV269616Migrated Record:
SDV269617Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jul 18 2023 12:02PM