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| HER Number: | MDV4394 |
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| Name: | Cist in cairn cemetery on Long Ridge |
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Summary
A cairn containing a cist on the gentle north-facing slope of Langridge measures 5.2 metres in diameter and has a maximum height of 0.5 metres. The centrally situated cist is now about 0.9 metres square and 0.3 metres deep and may have originally been rectangular.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 643 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/28
- Pastscape: 443714
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- CAIRN (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950-1953, SX68NW14, Plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV239054.
Cist in vague barrow. Two end stones in position, north-weastern one leaning inwards. South-western side stone is upright, north-eastern side is composed of two stones, one of normal composition a flat rectangular stone leaning inwards. The other is a rough stone. Coverstone lies to the north-west. Cist is contained in a vague barrow, which is heather covered.
Cist measures 0.8 metres by 0.8 metres by 0.5 metres deep. Barrow is 5.0 metres in diameter, 0.3 metres high. (18/8/1950)
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 139, 30/7/1976 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Cairn enclosing cist, nearly square, placed probably south-east by north-west, capstone to north-north-west. Diameter 5.5 metres, 0.3 metres high.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on Royal Air Force 1947 aerial photographs.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Cairns on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Report - Survey). SDV239056.
SX6440 8625. A cairn containing a cist on the gentle north-facing slope of Langridge measures 5.2 metres in diameter and has a maximum height of 0.5 metres. The centrally situated cist is now about 0.9 metres square and 0.3 metres deep and may have originally been rectangular. Orientated north-west by south-east or north-east by south-west it is completely stone-lined though only the south-east stone seems to be intact and upright. Embedded in the north-west side of the cairn is the coverstone, an irregular slab circa 1 metre square.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Cairn is recorded on the modern mapping, although only depicted with a point.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV239054 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950-1953. SX68NW14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Plan. |
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| SDV239056 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Cairns on Long Ridge, Gidleigh. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #92026 ] |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 139, 30/7/1976. |
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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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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54481 | Related to: BARROW in the Parish of Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV58684 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV4395 | Related to: Cairn on Long Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV54501 | Related to: Cairn on Long Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV54480 | Related to: Round cairn forming part of cemetery on Long Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 27 2020 3:41PM |
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