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| HER Number: | MDV20150 |
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| Name: | Doubtful cairn west of Emmets Post, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Doubtful cairn of 10 metres diameter by 0.7 metres high just to the west of Emmet's Post. Later rejected as a barrow
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 567 631 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE150
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/257
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Constructed, Unknown date)
Full description
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 179 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Visited on 28th july 1972. 'Cairn' - perhaps a spoilheap. Hollow centred. Diameter 10 metres, height 0.7 metres. Just west of Emmet's Post. Rejected by Grinsell as a barrow in his Dartmoor Corpus.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, unknown, SX56SE150, SX56SE150 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163787.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163787 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. unknown. SX56SE150. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX56SE150. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 179. [Mapped feature: #10375 ] |
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| 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
| MDV2439 | Related to: Emmets Post Barrow north-west of Blackaton Cross, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5575 - Photographic Recording of Structures at Shaugh Lake Clay Works
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 2 2022 10:13AM |
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