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Summary

A robbed cairn situated on a moderate, western slope overlooking the West Dart. Just over half of this cairn remains, it is robbed from the south leaving the north end as a semi-circular `bank' of partly turf-covered, medium size stones with some rubble within, its maximum height is 0.6 metres and original diameter circa 6.0 metres. A large granite slab lies on the west side and a boulder is exposed just north of the centre.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020876: Prehistoric settlement, field system and rabbit warren south of Longaford Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67NW153
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 874599
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/269
• Old SAM Ref: 34451

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(15/05/1989) SX 61437648 Cairn. A robbed cairn situated on a moderate, W slope at SX 61437648 overlooking the West Dart.
Just over half of this cairn remains, it is robbed from the S leaving the N end as a semi-circular `bank' of partly turf-covered, medium size stones with some rubble within, its maximum height is 0.6m and original diameter c6m. A large granite slab lies the W side and a boulder is exposed just N of the centre. These may be part of a destroyed cist, but the boulder is very irregular and looks like a natural stone in situ around which the cairn may have been built. There is no trace of any deliberate Kerbing or other construction.
A field wall associated with prehistoric (SX 67 NW 58) and possibly historic (SX 67 NW 145) settlement is aligned upon the cairn from the NW. It has clearly been broken up and stripped out for the 15m nearest the cairn which may have been incorporated in the wall and utilised for cleared material. The original function of the cairn is therefore, obscured.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157066 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(2002) Cairn 650m SSW of Littaford Tors.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 60-61, 239, Map 29, Figure 29.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Littaford Tor cairn at SX61427647 of 6.2 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high. A badly damaged cairn with much of the interior scooped out revealing an earthfast slab near the centre. A large triangular slab lies rejected on the mound but the rest of the missing material has been carted away.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Cairn shown on survey.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8642 - Crockern Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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