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| HER Number: | MDV51461 |
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| Name: | Cairn on the northern slope of White Hill |
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Summary
Two cairns forming the western edge of a cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill. Mound is ovoid in shape, 4.7 metres by 3.5 metres by 0.6 metres high. Forms an outlying part of a classic cairnfield, including at least 22 mounds, a length of boundary bank and a lynchet.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 840 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: sx58sw57
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/91/8
- Old SAM Ref: 22349(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130968, 20/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Mound is ovoid in shape, 4.7 metres by 3.5 metres by 0.6 metres high. Forms an outlying part of a classic cairnfield, including at least 22 mounds, a length of boundary bank and a lynchet.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219, Map 43.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
The cairnfield on the northern slope of White Hill survives well and contains archaeological and environmental evidence relating to the monument and the landscape in which it was constructed. It provides a valuable insight into Bronze Age agricultural activity on the western side of the Moor.
This monument includes two cairns orientated east-west and situated on a south-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Walla Brook.
The western cairn is ovoid in shape, measures 4.7m long, 3.5m wide and 0.6m high.
These cairns form an outlying part of a cairnfield which includes at least 22 mounds as well as a length of boundary bank and a lynchet.
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. 219, Map 43.2. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130968, 20/4/1993. |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14428 | Part of: Cairnfield and associated earthworks on north-east slope of White Hill (Monument) |
| MDV51460 | Related to: Cairn on the northern slope of White Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 8 2015 11:05AM |
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