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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. A grass and bracken covered cairn, 8.0m. in diameter and 0.5m. high, forms the southwest terminal of a prehistoric field bank. The bank is 4.0m. wide and 0.3m. high on the lower northwest side, and merely 0.1m. high on the southeast side, forming part of a poorly defined system. 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
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Evidential): NI Site
- National Monuments Record: SX78NE33
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445440
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/71
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78NE33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX78NE33 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV295995.
(16/02/1982) At SX 77448795 a grass and bracken covered cairn, 8.0m. in diameter and 0.5m. high, forms the southwest terminal of a prehistoric field bank. The bank is 4.0m. wide and 0.3m. high on the lower northwest side, and merely 0.1m. high on the southeast side, forming part of a poorly defined system (SX 78 NE 28).
It is possible that the mound represents stone gathered to extend the bank further to the southwest, but its neat circular form suggests construction as an entity, and it has a much smoother profile than the small clearance cairns to the south (SX 78 NE 34).
Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (Plan with SX 78 NE 35).
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
| MDV20076 | Related to: Cairn 393 metres north-east of Headless Cross, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV20075 | Related to: Clearance cairns roughly 400m east and east-south-east of Headless Cross (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2022 4:27PM |
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