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HER Number: | MDV3223 |
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Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Vis=18/7/1950 (os) kistvaen, remains of. Only the north east sidestone, which is 1.2m long and the north west endstone which is 0.5m long remain in position. The endstone leans slightly inwards. Top of sidestone is 0.4m above ground level. The depth of the kist is unknown. A possible coverstone lies 2.0m due south of the kist. The kistvaen is contained in a turf covered cairn 4.6m in diameter and approx.0.3m high. The kistvaen was found during routine perambulation. Vis=15/8/1979 (os). As above. Vis=14/9/1975 (grinsell) cairn enclosing cist placed sse/nnw; only nw and ne slabs remain. Diameter 4.5m, height 0.3m. Vis=not visible raf verticals (rchm app 1985). Vis=estimated -/-/1993 (gerrard) round cairn mound measures 7m in diam and stands up to 0.4m high. Towards the w side of the mound two slabs of stone set on edge, represent a cist. The side stone measures 1.2m long, 0.4m deep and 0.23m thick and the edge stone measures 0.5m long, 0.5m deep and 0.2m thick. The other sides are not visible and may have been removed when this cairn was robbed (mpp).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 540 828 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/35
- Old SAM Ref: 22248
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- CIST (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Unknown, MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA (Migrated Record). SDV331.
Vis=18/7/1950 (os) kistvaen, remains of. Only the north east sidestone, which is 1.2m long and the north west endstone which is 0.5m long remain in position. The endstone leans slightly inwards. Top of sidestone is 0.4m above ground level. The depth of the kist is unknown. A possible coverstone lies 2.0m due south of the kist. The kistvaen is contained in a turf covered cairn 4.6m in diameter and approx.0.3m high. The kistvaen was found during routine perambulation. Vis=15/8/1979 (os). As above. Vis=14/9/1975 (grinsell) cairn enclosing cist placed sse/nnw; only nw and ne slabs remain. Diameter 4.5m, height 0.3m. Vis=not visible raf verticals (rchm app 1985). Vis=estimated -/-/1993 (gerrard) round cairn mound measures 7m in diam and stands up to 0.4m high. Towards the w side of the mound two slabs of stone set on edge, represent a cist. The side stone measures 1.2m long, 0.4m deep and 0.23m thick and the edge stone measures 0.5m long, 0.5m deep and 0.2m thick. The other sides are not visible and may have been removed when this cairn was robbed (mpp).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215579.
Osa=sx58sw17.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215580.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)159.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215581.
Des=mpp/130623.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV215579 | Migrated Record: |
SDV215580 | Migrated Record: |
SDV215581 | Migrated Record: |
SDV331 | Migrated Record: Unknown. MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA. Monument Protection Programme. Unknown. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2015 3:49PM |
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