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HER Number: | MDV4034 |
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Name: | Cairn south-west of Higher Hartor Tor |
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Summary
A disturbed cairn with the appearance of a damaged ring cairn. Monument comprises a 9.5m diameter and up to 0.6m high ragged 3.0m wide ring of stones and small boulders. In the disturbed central area which is about 0.5m deep one slightly off-centre upright slab is visible; it is 0.2m high and 0.6m long and it could be the remains of a robbed cist.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 596 673 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 86
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/39
- Old SAM Ref: 10716
- Pastscape: 438749
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- RING 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, SX56NE86 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215886.
(07/06/1950) A small cairn 9.5m diameter and 0.6m high, semi turf-covered, with hollow in centre exposing stone core.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 168 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(29/07/1972) Cairn, hollow towards centre. Diameter 9.0m, height 0.6m.
Ordnance Survey, 1979, SX56NE86 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215884.
(23/03/1979) A cairn situated on a south-facing slope below the crest of a ridge. It consists largely of small stones, partly heather-covered and has a diameter of 9.5m and a height of 0.5m; there is a depression of 0.6m in the centre with a cavity which could be the site of a ruined cist. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 76 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Cairn is visible on aerial photographs and was recorded in project.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted and described by Butler.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(13/08/1999) A disturbed cairn which now has the appearance of a damaged ring cairn, lies on open moorland at SX 5968 6731. It comprises a 9.5m diameter and up to 0.6m high ragged 3.0m wide ring of stones and small boulders. In the disturbed central area which is about 0.5m deep one slightly off-centre upright slab is visible; it is 0.2m high and 0.6m long and it could be the remains of a robbed cist.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 27 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 08/02/2020. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.
Various, 2018-2019, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photo looking 120° showing grass/moss/whortleberry cover.
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. Map 49. |
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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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SDV215884 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. 1979. SX56NE86. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. |
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SDV215886 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE86. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV231262 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 76. |
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SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 168. |
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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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SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. |
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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: #124022 ] |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 27. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2019. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor
Date Last Edited: | Feb 13 2020 11:22AM |
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