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| HER Number: | MDV57569 |
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| Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Vis=15/5/1989 (rchme) remains of a small cairn with cist on a moderate w slope in open grassland at sx61407604 overlooking the west dart in crockern newtake.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 614 760 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW151
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 874479
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/336
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- CIST (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/05/1989) Remains of a small cairn with cist on a moderate W slope in open grassland at SX 61407604 overlooking the West Dart in Crockern Newtake.
It has been robbed heavily, leaving only one cist slab and fragments of the cairn material. The slab is rectangular in side view and in section, firmly embedded on edge, measuring 1.2m long 0.48m high and 0.15m thick. It is aligned NW to SE.
Cairn material in the form of a partly turf covered mounding of small stones, 0.3m high, remains against the NE face of the cist slab and in a slight arc to the E and SE: this seems to be the E side of the cairn with the cist slab in the NE quadrant. The remaining part of the cairn, to the W are almost completely robbed out, leaving only a slight scarp to complete what probably was an oval cairn measuring c.6m N to S and 4.2m E to W.
A search of the area around revealed no evidence of displaced cist slabs or cairn material.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(25/04/2002) Not considered of national importance for scheduling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8642 - Crockern Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2022 12:24PM |
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