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HER Number: | MDV5633 |
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Name: | Cairn north of Cholwichtown Clay Works, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Prehistoric cairn to the north of Cholwichtown Clay Works and west of the enclosures at Tory Brookhead. A round, turf covered cairn, diameter 6.0m. and 0.7m. high, lies on a gently south facing slope at 305m. above OD. It has been dug into on the east side; there is no trace of a cist.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 583 634 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE37
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439214
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/83
- Old SAM County Ref: 577
- Old SAM Ref: 10799
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951/1977, SX56SE37 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV138907.
(15/06/1977) SX 5832 6340 A round, turf covered cairn, diameter 6.0m. and 0.7m. high, lies on a gently south facing slope at 305m. above OD. It has been dug into on the east side; there is no trace of a cist.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1978, Cairn north of Cholwichtown Clay Works (Personal Comment). SDV346417.
At SX58406337 to the west of two groups of hut circles is an isolated barrow/cairn. Perhaps threatened by clay digging.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 164 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Listed under round barrows, cairns and cists.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX56SE (Cartographic). SDV336987.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 166-9, Map 51, Figure 51.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Tory Brookhead Cairn '2' at SX58336340 of 6.5 metres diameter by 1.0 metres high to the west of Enclosure 'A' is still in good shape despite the trench excavated into one side.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Cairn depicted and described by Robertson.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(05/04/2002) SX 58336341. The cairn remains as described by the Ordnance Survey (1977).
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Cairn' shown on modern mapping as a small circular feature to the east of Big Pond.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012630 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Cairn 800 metres east-north-east of Big Pond lies on the south west facing slope of Lee Moor south of Cross Dyke reave and south west of Cholwich Town contour reave. It consists of a mound 8 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres in height, with a high proportion of stone in its make up. It has a hollow in its east side. The cairn lies west of several enclosures and stone hut circles which are the subject of separate schedulings. Despite some disturbance the cairn survives well in an area containing numerous monuments relating to settlement, land use and burial in the Bronze Age period.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 166-9, Map 51, Figure 51.9. |
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SDV138907 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951/1977. SX56SE37. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. |
SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 164. |
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SDV336987 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX56SE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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SDV346417 | Personal Comment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1978. Cairn north of Cholwichtown Clay Works. |
SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132453 ] |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012630. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV28541 | Related to: Alleged cairn; duplicate record of MDV5633 (Monument) |
MDV2411 | Related to: Cairn north of the prehistoric settlement at Tory Brookhead on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV20149 | Related to: Cairn north of the prehistoric settlement on Lee Moor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2425 | Related to: Eastern enclosure and hut circles north of Tory Brook Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV2422 | Related to: Round barrow south-south-east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV53383 | Related to: Western enclosure and hut circle north of Tory Brook Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 11:46AM |
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