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HER Number: | MDV4628 |
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Name: | Cairn at the north end of the cairn alignment to the east of Sourton Tors, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Round cairn at the north end of the cairn alignment to the east of Sourton Tors of 13 metres diameter by 0.8 metres high. A number of stone slabs set around the perimeter indicate the presence of a kerb. Surface pitting indicates previous robbing.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 547 898 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/4
- Old SAM County Ref: 606
- Old SAM Ref: 24060
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58NW1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV234506.
(27/07/1950) SX 54748982 Diameter 11.5m; height approx 0.6m. Turf-covered cairn in poor condition, hummocky.
Located and surveyed on field document (undated).
Ancient Monuments, 1966/1993, Schedule Notes (Schedule Document). SDV234505.
April 1966 One of two cairns and stone circle east of Sourton Tors.
Round cairn, scheduled with two other prehistoric features; another round cairn and a stone circle. The top is uneven with stones showing; kerb stone visible.
(1993) Diameter 13m, height 0.8m. A number of stone slabs set around the perimeter indicate the presence of a kerb. Surface pitting indicates previous robbing.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 158 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(13/09/1975) Cairn, diameter 10m, height 0.9m. Standing stone on north-western margin might be of retaining circle.
Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV342809.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221,246, Map 43, Site '11' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Sourton Tors E cairn '11' at SX54748982 of 11.0 metres diameter by 0.7 metres high. It still has evidence of a retaining circle, a single slab on edge at its base but the siting is too exposed for it to have escaped intact.
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping (Aerial Photograph). SDV321648.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1007827 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
This monument includes a stone circle, cairn alignment, cider mill and a short length of boundary ditch with bank situated on level ground on the saddle between Sourton Tors and Corn Ridge. The cairn at the northern end measures 13 metres in diameter and 0.8 metres high. A number of stone slabs set around the perimeter of the mound indicate the presence of a kerb which now survives largely as a buried feature. The surface of this cairn is also pitted with shallow hollows indicating previous robbing or partial excavation.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 221,246, Map 43, Site '11'. |
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SDV234505 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1966/1993. Schedule Notes. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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SDV234506 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58NW1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 158. |
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SDV321648 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Millennium Map 1999-2000 Getmapping. Millennium Map. Photograph (Digital). |
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SDV342809 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1982. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Unknown. |
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SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1007827. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV50568 | Part of: Cairn alignment 410 metres south east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
MDV134910 | Related to: Cairn at the southern end of the cairn alignment to the south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
MDV55327 | Related to: Cairn south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
MDV4627 | Related to: Round cairn 470 metres south east of Sourton Tors. Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
MDV4626 | Related to: Stone circle south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 13 2024 2:34PM |
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