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HER Number: | MDV20073 |
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Name: | Cairn 370 metres north-east of Headless Cross, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Cairn north-east of Headless Cross, Mardon Down. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 774 879 |
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Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthworks of a pair of Bronze Age cairns north-east of Headless Cross, Mardon Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/71
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX78NE33 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV295995.
Site visit 16th February 1982. A grass and bracken covered cairn, 8.0 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high, forming the south-western terminal of a prehistoric field bank. The mound could represent stones gathered to extend the bank further southwest, but its neat form suggests that it was a ritual cairn.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This cairn was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV295995 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SX78NE33. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82665 ] |
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SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:19AM |
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