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| HER Number: | MDV48854 |
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| Name: | Cist within a cairn in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Site of cist excavated by Baring-Gould in one of the cairns to the north of Hemstone Rocks South settlement. Flint flake found. Site not relocated by Grinsell
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 838 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/3/8
- Old SAM County Ref: 960
- Pastscape: 443951
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1901, 7th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 137 (Article in Serial). SDV249499.
Site of cist excavated by Baring-Gould. Flint flake found.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 145, Lydford 17 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site not relocated by Grinsell.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 157-158, 242, Map 35, Site 7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
The report by Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1901 records that a flint knife was found within a cist, all that remained of one of the four cairns excavated.
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. 157-158, 242, Map 35, Site 7. |
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| SDV249499 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1901. 7th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Digital. 137. [Mapped feature: #140266 ] |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 145, Lydford 17. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6730 | Related to: Cairn north of Hemstone Rocks Settlement in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6728 | Related to: Cairn to the north of Hemstone Rocks in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6731 | Related to: Hemstone South Hut Circle Settlement in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6729 | Related to: Ring cairn north of Hemstone Rocks Settlement in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5808 - FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Neolithic - 698000 BC to 2201 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8529 - Cist investigated, north of Hemstone Rocks
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2023 9:12AM |
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