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| HER Number: | MDV46976 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Originally identified as another hut circle, this feature was surveyed in 2003 and recorded as one of a group of clearance cairns.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 777 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/120
- Old SAM Ref: 20374
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ancient Monuments, 1990, Huts on Langstone Moor (Schedule Document). SDV279301.
Stone hut circle of rubble bank walling. Interior is oval in plan, 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres; walls 1 metre wide, 0.3 metres high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of four 'cairns?' shown to the south-west of 'Langstone Moor settlement.
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, figs 2, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
Shown as a clearance cairn on the English Heritage 1:1000 survey of 2003.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Mastermap shows a large circular feature near this location; rather too large.
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. 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2. |
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| SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. figs 2, 9. [Mapped feature: #92844 ] |
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| SDV279301 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1990. Huts on Langstone Moor. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4219 | Part of: Langstone Moor hut circle settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV133165 | Related to: Clearance cairn amongst the huts south-west of Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV46977 | Related to: Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV46978 | Related to: Clearance cairn south of huts on Langstone Moor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV69522 | Related to: Hut '6' south-west of the main Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2022 9:02AM |
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