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| HER Number: | MDV52426 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairn associated with field system south of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Clearance cairn of 3.8 metres diameter by 0.8 metres high associated with field system south of Sourton Tors
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 546 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NW47
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1187741
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/151/2
- Old SAM Ref: 24054
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130917 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 30th April 1993. Clearance cairn of 3.8 metres diameter by 0.8 metres high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 218, Map 43, Site '4' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Cairn at 'Corn Ridge West'.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1009087 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
This monument includes a stone hut circle lying within an irregular aggregate field system situated on a gentle north west facing slope of Corn Ridge. Four cairns lie within the field system, two are oblong in shape and are attached to boundary banks, whilst the others are circular and lie within the fields. The largest mound measures 6 metres long, 4 metres wide and 0.7 metres high and may represent a partly damaged funerary cairn, which was incorporated into the later field system. The remaining three cairns are believed to be the result of field clearance.
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. 218, Map 43, Site '4'. |
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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 130917. [Mapped feature: #32836 ] |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1009087. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52423 | Related to: Cairn associated with field system south of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV52422 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV52424 | Related to: CLEARANCE CAIRN in the Parish of Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV52421 | Related to: Field system 850m south-south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV52427 | Related to: Hut circle within field system south of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 2 2024 3:16PM |
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