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| HER Number: | MDV28198 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairns, Stanlake |
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Summary
Originally identified as possible pillow mounds from an aerial photograph, these features were assessed for scheduling but found to be post-medieval clearance cairns.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 571 710 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE201
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1408936
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/234
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4439 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two pillow mounds visible on 1947 aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Two elongated mounds at Stanlake, which have been classified as pillow mounds in the Sites and Monuments Register were considered for scheduling but found to be post-medieval clearance cairns.
Gerrard, S., 1997, Stanlake Farmstead, 21 (Article in Serial). SDV257268.
Associated with the Medieval and later fields of Stanlake Farm are groups of small cairns that are probably Medieval in origin.
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(11/01/2008) One of these mounds (at SX 57177107) composed of smallish stones has the appearance and the hillslope setting of a pillow mound. It has no side ditches although such features would not be necessary on the steep slope. This mound and its neighbour are most probably Medieval or later clearance mounds or cairns similar in composition to numerous other irregular clearance features situated within the former fields of Stanlake Farm. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV257268 | Article in Serial: Gerrard, S.. 1997. Stanlake Farmstead. Meavy Valley Archaeology. 2. Paperback Volume. 21. |
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| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4439. |
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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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| SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. [Mapped features: #15553 ; #133385 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2021 2:26PM |
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