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| HER Number: | MDV40740 |
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| Name: | Cairn south of Haytor Rocks, Ilsington |
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Summary
Prehistoric cairn to the south of Haytor Rocks. Nationally important site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 756 768 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze age parallel reave system on Haytor Down with a number of hut circle settlements, enclosures and prehistoric cairns, plus 19th century Bagtor Tin Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Historical): NI Site
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/231
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 700 BC (Between))
Full description
Glanville, P., 1991, Cairn south of Haytor Rocks (Worksheet). SDV345520.
Small round cairn approximately 5 metres diameter and 1 metre high. Hollow in the centre suggesting disturbance of kistvaen at some stage.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 21 (Monograph). SDV299725.
About 50 metres to the north of the bend in the road below Haytor Rocks are the remains of a cairn. The tops of a few set slabs show through the turf covering a low mound of small stones circa 8 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. The upcast from the central pirt having been thrown to one side. Other details: Map 1, Site 8.
Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised), 4, Figure 2 (Report - Survey). SDV346395.
Beside the road at SX75637681. A low turf covered earth mound of 8 metres diameter.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.
Shown on surevy.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on digital survey.
Gerrard, S., 2006, Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites, 7 (Cartographic). SDV345607.
One of a group of sites included on a list to be scheduled by English Heritage in the early 2000s. The programme on Dartmoor was ended prematurely and therefore official Scheduled status was never assigned. For the purposes of planning and management these sites are considered to be of equal status to Scheduled sites.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 21. |
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| SDV345520 | Worksheet: Glanville, P.. 1991. Cairn south of Haytor Rocks. Worksheet. |
| SDV345521 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90886 ] |
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| SDV345607 | Cartographic: Gerrard, S.. 2006. Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites. English Heritage. Digital. 7. |
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| SDV346395 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1999, 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised). Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. 4, Figure 2. |
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| SDV359685 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78669 | Related to: Cairns on Emsworthy Rocks,Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV8080 | Related to: FINDSPOT in the Parish of Ilsington (Find Spot) |
| MDV26958 | Related to: Parallel reave system between Haytor Rocks and Holwell Tor (Monument) |
| MDV26517 | Related to: Trackway south of Haytor Rocks, Ilsington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 6 2020 11:57AM |
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