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Summary

Cairnfield including 18 cairns and a lynchet in close proximity to a large unenclosed hut settlement. Forms part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze Age hut circle settlement, with in excess of 50 hut circles, and cairnfield and also medieval or later prospecting pits on Langstone Moor to south of Wedlake
• Scheduled Monument 1011379: Four stone hut circles and a cairnfield 400m south-east of Wedlake Farm forming part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/199
• Old SAM Ref: 20386
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRNFIELD (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240084.

Butler, j. /dartmoor atlas of antiquities - the north/(1991).

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., 1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Cairnfield including 18 cairns and a lynchet in close proximity to a large unenclosed hut settlement.

English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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