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| HER Number: | MDV48899 |
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| Name: | Cairn south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood |
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Summary
Cairn south-west of Penn Beacon. Stone ring encircling natural rock 24 metres in diameter with bank 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres high. Only a few boulders remain. Situated on a platform on the hillside
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 624 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/427
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 37, 69 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Penn Beacon. Stone ring encircling natural rock. 24 metres in diameter with bank 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres high. Only a few boulders remain. Situated on a platform on the hillside. (Text refers to north-east side of beacon but Grid Reference is for south-west side, agreeing with gazetteer).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 37, 69. [Mapped feature: #30163 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12913 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132239 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV2402 | Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV132238 | Related to: Small cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 13 2022 10:48AM |
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