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| HER Number: | MDV22762 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Yennadon Down, Meavy |
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Summary
Disturbed cairn on Yennadon Down recorded in 1977, covered in gorse. Location unconfirmed; Gerrard could not locate this feature when it was being considered for scheduling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 545 691 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW35
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439095
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/87
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275766.
Osa=sx56nw35.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275768.
Osa=sx56nw100.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 156, Meavy 1 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(February 1977) SX 54516912 Disturbed cairn on Yennadon Down, covered in gorse. Diameter 5.0 metres, height 0.6 metres.
Location approximate.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 Royal Air Force aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(2002) Despite an extensive search of this area the cairn could not be found at the NGR. There are extensive patches of dense high gorse in the area, and it is possible that the cairn is hidden amongst one of these.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 156, Meavy 1. [Mapped feature: #83451 ] |
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| SDV275766 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV275768 | 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: | Sep 13 2021 12:56PM |
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