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| HER Number: | MDV20488 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn south-west of Stannon Tor |
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Summary
Irregular shaped turf-covered stony mound, approximately 218m in diam and of 0.3m maximum height. It's surface is disturbed which suggests robbing. It does not appear to be a stone clearance heap (there is no evidence of a field system or other stony heaps) and it is possibly a sepulchral cairn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 808 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a potentially prehistoric cairn south-west of Stannon Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW78
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 621596
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/91
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC? (Between) to 701 BC? (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254143.
Des=worksheet. Vis=2/2/1983(greeves) possible small low cairn of small stones lying at a distance of 80m from gateway to the north (worksheet).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF 1947 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, I. S. Sainsbury (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(18/07/1989) SX 64168084. Set on level ground in an area of rough grassland and heather in the bottom of a saddle at about 401m OD is an irregular shaped turf-covered stony mound, approximately 218m in diameter and of 0.3m maximum height. It's surface is disturbed which suggests robbing.
It does not appear to be a stone clearance heap (there is no evidence of a field system or other stony heaps) and it is possibly a sepulchral cairn.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV254143 | 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. I. S. Sainsbury. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 10 2022 8:49AM |
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