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HER Number:MDV52479
Name:North-easternmost cairn in cairnfield on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets

Summary

This cairn forms an outlying part of a cairnfield. The cairn measures 4.3 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.3 metres high. This cairn forms part of a group of mounds which most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 562 905
Map Sheet:SX59SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX59SE55
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 968417
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/58/8
  • SHINE Candidate: 24156

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133353 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(31/01/1994) SX 56269054 This cairn forms an outlying part of a cairnfield. The cairn measures 4.3m in diameter and stands up to 0.3m high. This cairn may contain burials, but the mound does form part of a group which most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221-222, 246, Map 43, Site '15' (Monograph). SDV219155.

One of at least 20 round and oval cairns within Homerton Hill cairn cemetery.

English Heritage, 1994, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV230529.

(20/09/1994) SX56269054 A cairn was recorded at this location forming an outlying part of a cairnfield situated on a gentle north west facing slope of Homerton Hill overlooking the valley of the West Okement River. The cairn is Bronze Age in date.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.

(28/01/2004) Clearance cairn - see 1393507.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1010780 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

This monument includes a cairn forming an outlying part of a cairnfield situated on a gentle north west facing slope of Homerton Hill overlooking the valley of the West Okement River. Other cairns, an enclosure and bank lie in the immediate vicinity and these are covered by separate schedulings. The cairn measures 4.3 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.3 metres high. This cairn may contain burials, but the mound does form part of a group which most likely represents stone clearance connected with cultivation of the area.

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. 221-222, 246, Map 43, Site '15'.
SDV230529Schedule Document: English Heritage. 1994. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133353.
SDV350801Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown.
SDV365835National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1010780.

Associated Monuments

MDV12886Part of: Cairnfield and associated Bronze Age features on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV12884Related to: Cairn and cist forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV52475Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV52478Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV5578Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV52474Related to: Cairn within cairnfield on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV52473Related to: Group of seven cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range

Date Last Edited:Jul 3 2024 3:36PM