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| HER Number: | MDV48478 |
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| Name: | Lynchet running through cairn group to the west of Raddick Hill, Walkhamton |
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Summary
Lynchet running through cairn group to the west of Raddick Hill orientated north-south and running for 42 metres in length and measurig 2 metres wide by 0.4 metres high. Two cairns are incorporated into its line. Probably represents a field boundary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 708 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/85/6
- Old SAM Ref: 22292
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LYNCHET (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130549, 15/5/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5753 7087) lynchet running from above grid reference to SX 5753 7082. 42m long, 2m wide, 0.4m high. Orientated north-south. Two cairns are incorporated into its line. Probably represents a field boundary.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1007425 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes twelve cairns, a lynchet, a boundary bank and two field-plots forming part of a cairnfield on a gentle south-west facing slope of Raddick Hill. A lynchet measuring 42 metres long, 2 metre wide and standing up to 0.4 metres high divides the smaller eastern field from the more substantial western one.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130549, 15/5/1992. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007425. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48101 | Part of: Fields defined by cairns and lynchet south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV132177 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV132178 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV132179 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV132180 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV132181 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48474 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48475 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV48476 | Related to: Cairn between three prehistoric settlements west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV4963 | Related to: Group of clearance cairns south-west of Raddick Hill, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2021 10:27AM |
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