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| HER Number: | MDV5297 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Cairn '1' (Butler) on Skerraton Ridge close to the field boundary
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 699 653 |
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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: Possible prehistoric cairn circa 50 metres west of newtake wall, Skerraton Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE71
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441551
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/79
- Pastscape: 441551
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1976, Cairn on Skerraton Ridge (Worksheet). SDV147450.
Possible circular mound 5 metres diameter, 0.5 metres high, turf covered 2 metres from field boundary on open moor.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site visited in June 1977. Cairn at SX69936536 sited on a hillslope, having its east side cut by ditch west of newtake wall. Diameter 5 metres, height 0.3 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Skerraton Ridge '1' at SX69926535. Badly damaged cairn of 4.5 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Cairn visible on aerial photograph.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441551, SX66NE71 (Website). SDV363416.
At SX 69936536 a cairn sited on a hill slope, having its east side cut by ditch west of a newtake wall. Diameter 5 metres height 0.3 metres.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147450 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1976. Cairn on Skerraton Ridge. |
| 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 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 161, Map 57. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129116 ] |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441551, SX66NE71. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130243 | Related to: Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130244 | Related to: Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 2:32PM |
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