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| HER Number: | MDV25676 |
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| Name: | Peat cutting or possible cairn on Piles Hill south of stone row, Harford |
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Summary
Disused peat cutting on Piles Hill, previously identified as a cairn. Shallow water-filled hollow of 10 metres by 13 metres and 0.5 metres deep
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 609 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE192
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409002
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- (Alternate Type) PEAT CUTTING (Constructed, Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD)
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1743, 76-77 (Aerial Photograph). SDV161746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Cairn between cairns SX66SE/69 and SX66SE/36. Visible on the 1980 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 64, Map 54 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Small undisturbed mound at SX65326083 of 3 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high 20 metres north of the summit cairn on Piles Hill.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(-/-/2002) Considered under the Monument Protection Programme by previous Monument Protection Programme Advisor who did not propose it for scheduling.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Feature is visible on the modern aerial photography.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 2nd April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Disused turbary on Piles Hill, previously identified as a cairn. Shallow water-filled hollow, 10 metres north to south, 13 metres east to west, 0.5 metres deep.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV161746 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. SF1743. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 76-77. |
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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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 64, Map 54. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5708 | Related to: Cairn on Piles Hill south of Piles Hill stone row, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13485 | Related to: Cairn or mound south of Piles Hill stone row on the summit of Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV5763 | Related to: Summit cairn on Piles Hill, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 19 2022 10:24AM |
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