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| HER Number: | MDV4279 |
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| Name: | Unlikely cairn in Dendles Wood, Cornwood |
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Summary
Recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1952 as a prehistoric cairn, later assessment in 1979 concluded this is a natural deposit of boulders.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 616 619 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/36
- Old SAM Ref: sx66sw36
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952/1979, SX66SW36 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV165469.
(16/02/1952) Cairn A SX 6162 6197.
(14/07/1979). The published mound is a natural deposit of boulders.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV165469 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952/1979. SX66SW36. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #25612 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV4278 | Related to: Unlikely cairns in Dendles Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2022 12:49PM |
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