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| HER Number: | MDV5225 |
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| Name: | Ring cairn on Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor |
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Summary
One of a pair of cairns on Gripper’s Hill. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 685 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of a pair of bronze age cairns on Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/45
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950 - 1977, SX66NE14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146080.
One of two cairns; a turf-covered ring cairn with a very slight mound in centre measuring 17.6 meters in diameter, height 0.3 meters. 4/5/1950.
Cairn 16.8 meters in diameter, 0.4 meters high with a central platform, perimeter ring with east facing gap, slight central rise. 1/7/1977.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Visited 11/10/1975. A ring cairn with bank, diameter 18.0 meters, height 0.3 meters.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 380 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Recorded during the Aerial Photograph Project.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 66 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
A9. Ring cairn on Gripper’s Hill; stone ring 14.0 metres in diameter internally, with bank 1.2 meters wide and 0.3 meters high.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146080 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950 - 1977. SX66NE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 380. |
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| 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. 66. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94265 ] |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5305 | Related to: Cairn on Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor (Monument) |
| MDV5224 | Related to: Cairn on Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2015 12:15PM |
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