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HER Number:MDV26113
Name:Features to the south-west of Dunnabridge Plantation

Summary

Possible cairnfield identified in 1985 aerial photograph project. Survey in 1988 found no cairns in this low-lying area of moorland pasture.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 631 738
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX67SW173
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 908277
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/304

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Former Type) CAIRNFIELD (Unknown date)
  • NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)

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 visible, comprising four cairns.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(04/03/1988) Centred SX 63147385. The four features identified from APs in 1985 project are depicted on the RCHM 1/10000 transcription as a line of mounds between SX 63147387 and SX 63157384. This siting lies on the river floodplain of the Cherry Brook and the four marks can be identified as reed-filled marshy hollows. There are no cairns in this low-lying area of moorland pasture.

Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.

(-/-/2002) Considered under MPP but found to not exist.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145710Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown.
SDV234379Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969 - 1976. NMR SX6373. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV350839Report - 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: #14106 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8633 - Dunnabridge Farm, Duchy Farms Survey-Not finished
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Jun 8 2022 11:21AM