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| HER Number: | MDV20168 |
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| Name: | RING CAIRN in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Vis=4/10/1975 (grinsell). Cairn (or less probably ring cairn) built around granite outcrop, south segment missing. Diameter 22m, height 1m.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 729 782 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of Bronze Age features at Chinkwell Tor, consisting of a parallel reave system, subdivided into fields by several cross and parallel banks and hut circle settlements with enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/129
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300444.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)177. Vis=4/10/1975 (grinsell). Cairn (or less probably ring cairn) built around granite outcrop, south segment missing. Diameter 22m, height 1m.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300445.
Crossing, w. /guide to dartmoor/(1912,1965)296.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV300446.
Turner, j. R. /pdas/48(1990)32 37 69/ring cairns, stone circles and related monuments on dartmoor/a63. Turner refers to this site, as a stone ring with ends abutting a rock outcrop.8m diam with bank 1.2m wide and 0.4m high. A reave passes through its w side (turner).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF 1946 photos.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV300444 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV300445 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV300446 | Migrated Record: |
| 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: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 12:05PM |
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