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| HER Number: | MDV20153 |
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| Name: | Possible duplicate cairn record, High Willhays |
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Summary
Crossing reported traces of a cairn between Yes Tor and High Willhays. Grinsell suggests this could be same as SX58NE/41: MDV20152. Approx. grid reference SX 580897.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 896 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/42
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 200 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 159 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Crossing reported traces of a cairn between Yes Tor and High Willhays. Grinsell suggests this could be same as SX58NE/41: MDV20152. Approx. grid reference SX 580897.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1948 aerial photographs.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 69, A64 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Turner identifies this as a segment ring cairn at above grid refrence. Stone ring segment from natural rock in centre.10m wide and 7m radius to outcrop. Bank 1.8m wide and 0.5m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 69, A64. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 159. [Mapped feature: #10377 ] |
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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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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 200. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20152 | Related to: Tor cairn 180 metres north of High Willhays summit (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 3:59PM |
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