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| HER Number: | MDV27528 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn, Whiddon Park |
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Summary
Cairn or barrow visible on aerial photographs. Recorded during 1982 site visit as an apparent cairn heap. In area of pillow mounds; see warren record MDV20578.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 726 892 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and surviving walling of medieval pillow mounds plus field systems and an enclosure of unknown date south of Whiddon Wood
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/102
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310567.
Des=worksheet. Vis=2/3/1982 (greeves + thackray) a short distance sw from ridge and furrow (see sx78nw-279) is an apparent cairn heap. This lies on the west side of a relict wall that runs westwards and then south from the hut (worksheet).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV310569.
Des=nt/archaeological site monitoring report/(1994). Vis=10/4/1994 (parsons) in moderate condition, with slight damage from sheep (nt).
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4393 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Cairn or barrow visible on 1947 aerial.
National Trust, 1985, Castle Drogo, 8 (Report - Survey). SDV224362.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 4393. |
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| SDV224362 | Report - Survey: National Trust. 1985. Castle Drogo. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8. |
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| SDV310567 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV310569 | 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
| MDV119771 | Related to: Fragments of boundaries south of Whiddon Wood (Monument) |
| MDV20578 | Related to: Rabbit Warren in Whiddon Park, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 1 2022 9:41AM |
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