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| HER Number: | MDV26112 |
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| Name: | Alleged cairnfield south-west of Dunnabridge Plantation |
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Summary
Possible cairnfield noted from 1969 aerial image in 1985 project was visited in 1988 and re-classified as stone-working debris; no evidence of cairns was found in the vicinity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 630 738 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW153
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 907403
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/303
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRNFIELD? (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
- STONE WORKING SITE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1969 - 1976, NMR SX6373, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV234379.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible cairnfield on the bank of the West Dart river. This feature may be a natural geological phenomenon.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1988) The indicated site of the alleged cairnfield on the RCHM 1/10000 transcription (1985) lies along the bank of the West Dart River between SX 62817385 and SX 63137383.
The area is occupied by a belt of densely packed large earthfast boulders which have been deposited by the river. A row of in-line boulders on the north side is almost certainly the result of limited stone clearance activity. There is no evidence of cairns in this area.
To the north and west on the wide floodplain there is a fairly heavy scatter of deposited earthfast boulders, here stone pits and split stone indicates limited granite extraction activity. (RCHME AP not available for inspection).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV234379 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969 - 1976. NMR SX6373. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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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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| 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. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #14105 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8639 - Princehall Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 10:18AM |
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