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HER Number:MDV46363
Name:CAIRN in the Parish of Combe Raleigh

Summary

A respondant to dean milles questionnaire (late 18th century) states '. The south end of combrawleigh hill is yet called st. Cyres where is a.(?). Large heap of stones' (wcsl).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 147 023
Map Sheet:ST10SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCombe Raleigh
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOMBE RALEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SW/85

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

KIRWAN, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV105380.

Could this be the same as that referred to by kirwan (1869)?. ! and at combe raleigh, about three miles north of honiton, a single barrow of gigantic size stands alone. An attempt was made a few years ago to cut a trench through the centre of it, but the work was abandoned in despair! (kirwan).


WCSL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV111831.

A respondant to dean milles questionnaire (late 18th century) states '. The south end of combrawleigh hill is yet called st. Cyres where is a.(?). Large heap of stones' (wcsl).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV111834.

Des=dean milles questionnaire manuscript/bodleian library. Microfilm copy in west country studies library.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV111836.

Kirwan, r. /tda/3(1869)496/notes on the prehistoric archaeology of east devon.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Above grid reference is not precise, no location is given.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV105380Migrated Record: KIRWAN.
SDV111831Migrated Record: WCSL.
SDV111834Migrated Record:
SDV111836Migrated Record:
SDV324187Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM