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HER Number:	MDV4653
Name:	Round cairn 310 metres south-south-west of Great Links Tor

Summary

Cairn mound measures 19 metres in diameter and stands up to 1.5 metres high. An irregular shaped hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 4.0 metres long, 3.0 metres wide and up to 1.3 metres deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 549 864
Map Sheet:	SX58NW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1007828: Round cairn 310m SSW of Great Links Tor

Other References/Statuses

National Monuments Record: SX58NW18
National Record of the Historic Environment: 440566
Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/16
Old SAM Ref: 24061(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1380 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58NW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV238051.

(19/07/1950) Cairn with hollow in centre. Diameter 17.5 metres, height 1.6 metres.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 134 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(Visited 13/9/1975) 18.0 metres in diameter, 1.4 metres high. Siting - hillspur.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Visible on 1947 aerial photograph and recorded on map overlay.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129198, 29/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221 (Monograph). SDV219155.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Cairn is clearly visible on the aerial photograph.

Bray, L., 2017, Site Condition Assessment: MDV4653 (Worksheet). SDV361928.

Site visited 23/11/17 and condition assessed as very good, no current damage agents identified.

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.


SDV224714	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1380.


SDV238051	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58NW18. 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. 134.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129198, 29/4/1993.


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.


SDV346026	Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114383 ]


SDV361928	Worksheet: Bray, L.. 2017. Site Condition Assessment: MDV4653. Site Condition Assessment. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Oct 27 2021 2:04PM

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