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HER Number:MDV51445
Name:Round cairn 700 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton

Summary

Round cairn. Mound measures 6 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.6 metres high. A 1.4 metres square stone filled hollow in the centre of the mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing

Location

Grid Reference:SX 533 869
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58NW32
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 965698
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/51/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 22335

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130951 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(21/04/1993) Round cairn. Mound measures 6m in diameter and stands up to 0.6m high. A 1.4m square stone filled hollow in the centre of the mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219-220, 245, Map 43, Figure 43.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Great Nodden cairn '10' at SX53368693 of 4.5 mrtres diameter by 0.3 metres high. One of a group of four cairns to the south-west of Great Nodden.

English Heritage, 1993, Schedule notes (Report - Assessment). SDV248340.

(19/11/1993) SX53378693 A Round cairn was recorded here 700m S W of Great Nodden. It is of Bronze Age date.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1007650 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

This monument includes a round cairn situated on the gentle south-facing spur of Great Nodden. The cairn mound measures 6 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.6 metres high. A stone filled hollow in the centre of the mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 219-220, 245, Map 43, Figure 43.2.
SDV248340Report - Assessment: English Heritage. 1993. Schedule notes. English Heritage Records Office SAM Report. Unknown.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130951. [Mapped feature: #133631 ]
SDV365835National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1007650.

Associated Monuments

MDV14524Part of: Cairnfield south of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton, Lydford (Monument)
MDV51446Related to: One of two round cairns 715 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV51507Related to: One of two round cairns 715 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV51447Related to: Round cairn 765 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 29 2024 3:44PM