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| HER Number: | MDV20318 |
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| Name: | Long cairn on Gidleigh Common |
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Summary
Cairn measures 14m by 5.8m and stands up to 0.9m high. Recorded in 1983 and 1986 when Turner suggests evidence of a collapsed chamber.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 655 883 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/127
- Old SAM Ref: 34479
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LONG CAIRN (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6588, 1/85-90 (Aerial Photograph). SDV266970.
Robinson, R., 1983, Possible long cairn, Gidleigh (Worksheet). SDV227142.
(10/03/1983) SX 8552 8834 Previously unrecorded long cairn on Gidleigh Common. Stone, part turf-covered. Very approximately measures 11m by 5m by 0.5m high. Situated 20m east of scheduled hut circle (MDV).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF / NMR photos.
Turner, J., 1986, Chamber cairn SX 6554 8837, Gidleigh Common (Plan - sketch). SDV227143.
Possible chambered cairn recorded at SX 6554 8837 on Gidleigh Common. A simple chamber cairn with evidence of a chamber (two fallen large stones at south, south-west end). Although many large boulders still remain in position, cairn has obviously been heavily robbed for later enclosure lying to the north.
Measurements: length 15.5m, width 3.5 to 5.5m, height 0.8m. This features differs from the other Gidleigh chamber tombs (North and South) as there is no evidence for a passage. It appears to be on the same axis and similar to the Corringdon ball example. Orientation south, south-west by north, north-east. Sketch with measurements included on sheet.
Ancient Monuments, 2004, Schedule Note (Schedule Document). SDV226573.
(21/01/2004) Cairn measures 14m by 5.8m and stands up to 0.9m high. Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on 'Buttern Hill'. The monument also includes a length of the 'Bradford Leat'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV226573 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2004. Schedule Note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
| SDV227142 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1983. Possible long cairn, Gidleigh. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV227143 | Plan - sketch: Turner, J.. 1986. Chamber cairn SX 6554 8837, Gidleigh Common. Survey Drawing. Digital. |
| SDV266970 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6588. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 1/85-90. |
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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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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #140731 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 6 2023 11:12AM |
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