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Summary

A mound visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s is probably the remains of a robbed cairn of later prehistoric date.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric cairn west of Big Wood

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SW/26
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX98SW21

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS 4324-4325 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354842.

A mound is visible as a possible eartwork.

Silvester, R. J., 1977, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV359002.

Silvester, R. J., 1977 - 1980, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV341127.

Site visit by Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Field Survey Officer in 1977 could not locate the barrow. Situated in a plantation thinned in 1943.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982 - 1986, SX98SW21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341132.

1. Mound shown on 1801-1804 Ordnance Survey 3 inch drawing.
2. Slightly uneven circular depression within a mature conifer plantation, circa 0.3 metres deep and 23 metres in diameter. It is surrounded by a rim of flinty earth, 2.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres high, with two breaks in the west side, narest the road. The remains are characteristic of a robbed cairn on Haldon where the stripping of stone for roadmaking is always thorough, leaving a rim of small unusable material. Other details: Plan (copy in Parish File).

Dyer, M., 1996, Devon County Council Haldon Ridge Survey: Summary Report, 26 (Report - Survey). SDV290454.

Exeter Archaeology, 1996-1997, Haldon Ridge Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV322182.

Next Perspectives, 2015-2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9182 19-JUL-2016 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361515.

The mound is obscured from view by dense tree cover.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.

An oval earthwork mound circa 35 by 26m in size is visible on aerial photographs of 1947, to the west of North Kenwood, Kenton. A possible hollow up to circa 11m across was visible towards the centre of the mound. The earthwork is interpreted as a robbed funerary monument of probable later prehistoric date. The mound is obscured by dense tree cover on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016.

Ordnance Survey, Unknown, From the Collection of N. V. Quinell. Map Showing Location of 2 Barrows (Cartographic). SDV341131.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV290454	Report - Survey: Dyer, M.. 1996. Devon County Council Haldon Ridge Survey: Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 96.26. A4 Stapled + Digital. 26.
SDV322182	Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 1996-1997. Haldon Ridge Survey Archive. Haldon Ridge Survey Archive. Unknown.
SDV341127	Worksheet: Silvester, R. J.. 1977 - 1980. Worksheet.
SDV341131	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. Unknown. From the Collection of N. V. Quinell. Map Showing Location of 2 Barrows. Map + Digital.
SDV341132	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982 - 1986. SX98SW21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV354842	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FS 4324-4325 13-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #112346 ]
SDV359002	Worksheet: Silvester, R. J.. 1977. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Register. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361515	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2015-2017. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX9182 19-JUL-2016.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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