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| HER Number: | MDV57569 |
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| Name: | Cairn with a cist on Crockern Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of a small oval cairn of circa 6 metres by 4.2 metres by 0.3 metres high with a cist 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.
Visited on 15th May 1989. Remains of a small cairn with cist on a moderate western slope in open grassland 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 1.2 metres long 0.48 metres high and 0.15 metres thick. It is aligned north-west to south-east. Cairn material in the form of a partly turf covered mound of small stones, 0.3 metres high, remains against the north-east face of the cist slab and in a slight arc to the east and south-east: this seems to be the east side of the cairn with the cist slab in the north-east quadrant. The remaining part of the cairn, to the west are almost completely robbed out, leaving only a slight scarp to complete what probably was an oval cairn measuring circa 6 metres north to south and 4.2 metreseast to west. 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.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #135514 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV52777 | Related to: Cairn to the north-east of settlement to the north-east of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8642 - Crockern Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 31 2024 3:00PM |
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