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HER Number:MDV55327
Name:Cairn south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton

Summary

Badly damaged cairn of 7.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high to the south-east of Sourton Tors

Location

Grid Reference:SX 546 894
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/156

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221,246, Map 43, Site '10' (Monograph). SDV219155.

Corn Ridge NW cairn '2' at SX54618948 of 7.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. Northern cairn at Site '10' has been thoroughly pillaged.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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. 221,246, Map 43, Site '10'.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #142551 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV50568Related to: Cairn alignment 410 metres south east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV52423Related to: Cairn associated with field system south of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV4628Related to: Cairn at the north end of the cairn alignment to the east of Sourton Tors, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)
MDV134910Related to: Cairn at the southern end of the cairn alignment to the south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV52421Related to: Field system 850 metres south-south-east of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)
MDV4627Related to: Round cairn 470 metres south east of Sourton Tors. Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 10 2024 4:14PM