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| HER Number: | MDV58285 |
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| Name: | CAIRN in the Parish of Gidleigh |
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Summary
A round cairn forming an outlying part of a cairn cemetery on Langridge. Diameter 6.0 metres, height 0.5 metres. Central pit 2.0 metres by 1.2 metres. Two edge set stones on edge of mound may suggest survival of kerb. Grass and heather cover noted.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 859 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/144
- Old SAM Ref: 28664
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV249552.
Nar=sx68nw65.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144091, 9/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 6452 8592) A round cairn forming an outlying part of a cairn cemetery on Langridge. Diameter 6.0 metres, height 0.5 metres. Central pit 2.0 metres by 1.2 metres. Two edge set stones on edge of mound may suggest survival of kerb. Grass and heather cover noted.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249552 | National Monuments Record Database: |
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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 144091, 9/4/1997. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58683 | Related to: Round cairn on Long Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 27 2020 4:00PM |
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