See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Vis=12/3/1993 (gerrard) round cairn forming part of a cluster of neolithic and bronze age ritual and settlement features including 3 stone alignments, at least 22 cairns,5 enclosures and a large number of associated stone hut circles. The cairn lies at the foot of the w side of the giant's basin and survives as a 3m diam mound standing up to 0.4m high. A central hollow, measuring 1.2m by 1.1m by 0.15m deep, represents the site of a partial early excavation or robbing. The periphery of the mound is defined by a kerb of edge set stones except on the s where it survives as a buried feature (mpp).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1014145: Three stone alignments, 15 cairns, a cist, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and a small clapper bridge at Drizzle Combe

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/77/2/1
• Old SAM Ref: 24104
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Unknown, MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA (Migrated Record). SDV331.

Vis=12/3/1993 (gerrard) round cairn forming part of a cluster of neolithic and bronze age ritual and settlement features including 3 stone alignments, at least 22 cairns,5 enclosures and a large number of associated stone hut circles. The cairn lies at the foot of the w side of the giant's basin and survives as a 3m diam mound standing up to 0.4m high. A central hollow, measuring 1.2m by 1.1m by 0.15m deep, represents the site of a partial early excavation or robbing. The periphery of the mound is defined by a kerb of edge set stones except on the s where it survives as a buried feature (mpp).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV227821.

Butler, j. /dartmoor atlas of antiquities/3(1994)136.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV227822.

Des=mpp/133443.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.