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| HER Number: | MDV45312 |
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| Name: | Cairn on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood |
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Summary
Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon of 4.0 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high with a retaining kerb. Part of a linear group of cairns along the contour
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 625 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE160
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 910917
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/429
- Old SAM Ref: 10786
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
English Heritage, 1992, Scheduling information (Schedule Document). SDV151760.
(September 1992) SX 5959 6258 Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, 130m south-west of Cholwich Town contour reave and 100m north-east of SX56SE/126. Diameter 4m, 0.6m high and has a retaining kerb.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 191-3, 213, Map 52, Figure 52.14 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Penn Beacon S. W. cairn '6' at SX59626255 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high is a fair sized undisturbed mound surrounded by a ring of stones.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1012802 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
This cairn lies on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon some 130 metres south-west of Cholwich Town contour reave, in the vicinity of several other cairns and some 100 metres north-east of a large cairn and stone alignment. It is 4 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres in height and has a retaining kerb.
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. 191-3, 213, Map 52, Figure 52.14. |
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| SDV151760 | Schedule Document: English Heritage. 1992. Scheduling information. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012802. [Mapped feature: #135012 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12909 | Related to: Cairn at north-east end of stone row on lower slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12914 | Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12914 | Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12914 | Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12914 | Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12915 | Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132242 | Related to: Cairn on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12913 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132239 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132243 | Related to: Cairns on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV15061 | Related to: Cholwich Town Reave South (Monument) |
| MDV132238 | Related to: Small cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132240 | Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132241 | Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 14 2022 10:16AM |
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