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| HER Number: | MDV30628 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Buckland Common |
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Summary
The southernmost of two round cairns adjacent to a bend on the western side of the Buckland/ Ashburton boundary wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 735 734 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common, extending over Buckland Beacon and including prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosures and cairns, medieval field systems and pillow mounds and a later field system to east
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/251
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist, Worksheet and sketch plan (Un-published). SDV345904.
22/11/1982 Circular stone bank 18.9 metres in diameter and slighted by the Ashburton/Buckland boundary wall, situated about 130 metres north of Buckland Beacon on the ridge of the hill above the 380 metre contour. There is a low central bank surrounding a pit 3 metres by 0.8 metres deep which has a large stone 1.6 metres by 0.9 metres high embedded on the east side. The bank is visible on the other side of the wall.
Turner, J. R., 1985-1986, Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV314794.
29/6/1985 A much robbed cairn 16 metres in diameter standing today only 0.4 metres high, traces of an inner kerb circle 9 metres in diameter. A modern stone wall running north to south through the eastern section.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 83 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 55, figure 18 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Round cairn on Buckland Common. The southernmost of two round cairns adjacent to a bend on the western side of the Ashburton/Buckland boundary wall. Condition is declining; erosion caused by footpath. SX73573 73490.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(28/08/2020) SX 73566 73494. Gorse, bilberry and heather covering. Cairn is very eroded and in poor condition (although scored quite highly in condition recording. Richards, A. F.).
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during August 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 83. |
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| SDV314794 | Report - Survey: Turner, J. R.. 1985-1986. Survey Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. Worksheet and sketch plan. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 55, figure 18. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV7983 | Related to: Reave system on Buckland Common (Monument) |
| MDV30631 | Related to: Round cairn on Buckland Common (Monument) |
| MDV25202 | Related to: Wall running across Buckland Common, Buckland in the Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2020 11:03AM |
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