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| HER Number: | MDV26716 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Cairns on the south side of Crownhill Down |
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Summary
Group of five Prehistoric cairns identified on the south side of Crownhill Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 567 590 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 910252
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55NE/160
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Timms, S. C., Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV343952.
Group of five cairns at south end of Crownhill Down. Four cairns lie outside the north side of a field system and one lies within the system.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
AMAX, 1982, The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites (Plan - measured). SDV149232.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX55NE (Cartographic). SDV337243.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 910252 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343954.
Two stony mounds, probably clearance cairns, lie adjacent to medieval field banks on Crownhill Down. Five cairns had previously been recorded but were not identified due to dense mature gorse and bracken. Other details: NMR Number SX55NE23.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149232 | Plan - measured: AMAX. 1982. The Hemerdon Project. Archaeological Sites. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337243 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX55NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV343952 | Personal Comment: Timms, S. C.. |
| SDV343954 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 910252. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12663 | Related to: Field boundary on the southern edge of Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV12662 | Related to: Relict field system on the southern edge of south of Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 6:59AM |
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