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| HER Number: | MDV56749 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairns on the west facing slope of Shady Back Tor |
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Summary
Two clearance cairns adjacent to an historic field system on the west facing slope of Shady Back Tor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 564 648 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/525
- Old SAM Ref: 24232
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140621 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(01/04/1997) At SX 5649 6481 and SX 5650 6481. Two clearance cairns adjacent to an historic field system on the west facing slope of Shady Back Tor. Both mounds are covered in loose rubble and are considered to be of post-Medieval date.
The western mound lies partly within the southern ditch of pillow mound (PRN 43428), measures 7m in diameter and stands up to 0.5m high.
The eastern mound measures 4m by 2.5m and 0.2m high. Only the eastern mound is mapped by the National Trust inventory.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
Other details: Map 2.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166309 | Report - non-specific: National Trust and English Heritage. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 102.130. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140621. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56830 | Related to: Pillow mound close to River Plym (Monument) |
| MDV43428 | Related to: Pillow Mound north-west of Trowlesworthy Warren House, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV56831 | Related to: Vermin trap - location? (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2023 1:58PM |
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