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| HER Number: | MDV3342 |
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| Name: | Cairn north of Giant's Hill |
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Summary
A turf-covered stony cairn measuring 9.0m north-south by 8.8m remaining 0.7m high. The flat top of the mound possesses three small, amorphous holes, the results of unrecorded excavations. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 596 668 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 93
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/52
- Old SAM County Ref: 500
- Old SAM Ref: 10678
- Pastscape: 438764
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4128-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE93 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV148963.
(17/05/1950) Cairn, diameter 9m, height 0.8m.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56NE93 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV148962.
(27/06/1977) SX 5962 6687. A cairn situated on a west facing slope at 325m OD. It consists of a heather-covered mound of stones, 9.0m in diameter and 0.7m high, with a very small depression in the centre. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 163 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(19/09/1975) Cairn with hollow towards centre. Diameter 9.0m, height 0.6m.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 344 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Cairn recorded from Royal Air Force and National Monuments Record aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted and described by Butler.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Cairn described by Robertson.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(04/03/2002) SX 5963 6687. A turf-covered stony cairn measuring 9.0m north-south by 8.8m remaining 0.7m high. The flat top of the mound possesses three small, amorphous holes, the results of unrecorded excavations. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. |
| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4128-9. |
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| SDV148962 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56NE93. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. |
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| SDV148963 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE93. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 344. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 163. |
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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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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #122227 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 3 2020 10:08AM |
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