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| HER Number: | MDV20180 |
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| Name: | Cairn, Ottery St. Mary |
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Summary
An oval spread of flint exposed by ploughing, occurs within a conifer plantation. The spread may represent the remains of a small cairn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 111 912 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric cairn south east of Fire Beacon Cottage
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/63
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
OS, CITED BY GRINSELL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119708.
This could be one of the three cairns sy19sw/62 (os, cited by grinsell).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119709.
Osa=sy19sw41.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119710.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)40.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV119711.
Des=ea/(2003)/east devon heathlands archaeological survey/report no.03.26/in smr.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=3/3/1982 (os) an oval spread of flint exposed by ploughing, occurs within a conifer plantation. The area measures 6.5m x 5.5m and on the south and east gives the impression of a perimeter 0.2m high. Possibly the remains of a small cairn (os).
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 20, Part 1; 145, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 396 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
An oval spread of flint, 6.5m x 5.5m, exposed by ploughing was identified within a conifer plantation. May represent the remains of a small cairn. Possibly one of the three barrows recorded in SMR SY19SW/62 (site 397). The site lies to the north west of the road and the survey area.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2272 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Flint spread, possible remains of cairn.
SMR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 20, Part 1; 145, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 396. |
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| SDV119708 | Migrated Record: OS, CITED BY GRINSELL. |
| SDV119709 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV119710 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV119711 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2272. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 24 2016 8:26AM |
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