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| HER Number: | MDV3571 |
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| Name: | Small cairn south-west of Watern Oke, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Anderson records a small cairn opened around 1905. Burnt earth was found. This feature has not been located since.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 829 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SE13
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440617
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SE/24
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Anderson, I. K., 1906, 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 58/& plan opposite pg 101 (Article in Serial). SDV337055.
(26/07/1905) Small cairn with no stone circle was opened and burnt earth was found within 300mm of surface. Afterwards more burnt earth, charcoal (probably oak) some ash, and one good worked flint (small semi-circular scraper) were found.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX58SE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV234973.
(SX 56428296) Cairn. (citing Worth, 09/12/1948).
(12/07/1950) No trace of this cairn could be found.
(25/10/1979) There is no trace of any cairn in the area, which is covered with extensive peat diggings.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 160 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Minute cairn excavated by Anderson: charcoal, and ash and flint scraper. Diameter 1.2m, height 0.6m.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 106, 241, Map 32, Site 19 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Western Red Lake W. cairn at SX56398289 of 1.2 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high. Excavated by Rev Anderson in 1905 and it contained burnt earth, charcoal ash and a flint blade. The cairn has not been recorded since.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(20/08/1998)The site of this cairn was not identified in deep acidic grassland.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 106, 241, Map 32, Site 19. |
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| SDV234973 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1979. SX58SE13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #20766 ] |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 160. |
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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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| SDV337055 | Article in Serial: Anderson, I. K.. 1906. 11th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. 58/& plan opposite pg 101. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8442 - Excavation of cairn, Homer Red Lake, Western Redlake
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 3 2023 9:24AM |
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