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| HER Number: | MDV4198 |
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| Name: | Unlikely cairn, Merrivale Bridge, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Sites of a Bronze Age features including hut circle, cairn and chambered tomb recorded in 19th century articles. Not found in 1979.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 550 750 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE37
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439674
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- CHAMBERED TOMB (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Collier, W. F., 1877, 1st Reportof the Committee on Dartmoor, 121 (Article in Serial). SDV225003.
Baring Gould, S., 1900, A Book of Dartmoor, 268-9 (Monograph). SDV277387.
Group of remains at Merrivale Bridge beside the road. There is a menhir, a so-called sacred circle, stone rows, a kistvaen, hut circles and a cairn.
Burnard, R., 1902, The Disappearing Stone Monuments of Dartmoor, 167 (Article in Serial). SDV282719.
Merrivale Bridge. A cairn stood near the cromlech. Was removed to make a road. Possible hut circle.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX57NE37 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV225005.
Sites of a Bronze Age hut circle, cairn and chambered tomb recorded in Sites and Monuments Register:
At Merrivale Bridge the quoit that covered the cromlech was destroyed. Also the cairn that stood near the cromlech was removed to make a road. A hut circle near the Bridge has also been destroyed. (Merrivale Bridge SX 550750). (TDA 1877, 121 & 34 1902, 167)
(Visited 21/11/1979) None of the above mentioned sites is now visible and it is uncertain where they were originally located.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV225003 | Article in Serial: Collier, W. F.. 1877. 1st Reportof the Committee on Dartmoor. 9. 121. |
| SDV225005 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX57NE37. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #24978 ] |
| SDV277387 | Monograph: Baring Gould, S.. 1900. A Book of Dartmoor. A Book of Dartmoor. Unknown. 268-9. |
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| SDV282719 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1902. The Disappearing Stone Monuments of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. Digital. 167. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20664 | Related to: Building east of Merrival Bridge, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2022 9:31AM |
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