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Summary

Turf-covered cairn is situated on a flat plain near the foot of the steep eastern slope of Royal Hill. It measures 5.7m in diameter, about 0.45m high and it has a central hollow approximately 1.5m in diameter and 0.3m deep in the top. On the northern side a few small ?upright stones, a maximum of 0.3m high, may mark the remnants of a kerb. There is no trace of a cist. Numerous small stone heaps, mostly dumped 19th century stone clearance material, are evident in the general vicinity. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks of a Bronze Age cairn, one of a line on the east slope of Royal Hill

Other References/Statuses

• Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Historical): NI Site
• National Monuments Record: SX67SW72
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 443451
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/338

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SW72 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV225106.

(08/02/1980) At SX 62087255 on the slight east slope of Royal Hill at 388m. OD is grass-covered cairn. It measures 6.0m in diameter, and is 0.5m high with a central excavation hollow but there is no evidence of a cist.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD and at 1:2500 for AO Records. (See illustration plan SX 67 SW 34).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not recorded.

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

SX 62107259. This turf-covered cairn is situated on a flat plain near the foot of the steep E slope of Royal Hill at 380m OD. It measures 5.7m in diameter, about 0.45m high and it has a central hollow approximately 1.5m in diameter and 0.3m deep in the top. On the N side a few small ?upright stones, a maximum of 0.3m high, may mark the remnants of a kerb. There is no trace of a cist.
Numerous small stone heaps, mostly dumped C19th stone clearance material, are evident in the general vicinity. (See SX 67 SW 198).

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 230-234, Map 65, Figure 65.6 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Royal Hill E. '6' cairn at SX62087257 of 5.8 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. It is an inconspicuous mound surrounded by a retaining circle of small stones showing just above the turf. The central pit reveals no trace of a cist.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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