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HER Number: | MDV58429 |
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Name: | Natural features on Hound Tor Down, Manaton |
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Summary
Previously identified as clearance cairns, these are now thought to be natural deposits of clitter on this very stony hillside.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 744 790 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Manaton |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/400
- Old SAM Ref: 28786
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Undated)
- (Former Type) CAIRNFIELD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140569, 20/5/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
A cluster of four clearance cairns 130 metres east-north-east of Hound Tor. A cairnfield including at least four mounds shown in this area on the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England plan.
Newman, P., 2017, An Archaeological Survey of an area affected by burning on Hound Tor Down, Manaton, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV361522.
Many more clearance cairns were recorded on an earlier survey of the Down (Newman et al. 1995), but the burning in 2017 allowed for these features to be re-evaluated and it appears that several may be dismissed as natural deposits of clitter on this very stony hillside.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140569, 20/5/1995. [Mapped feature: #37211 ] |
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SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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SDV361522 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2017. An Archaeological Survey of an area affected by burning on Hound Tor Down, Manaton, Devon. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV58428 | Related to: Cairns on north-east of Hound Tor Down, Manaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7556 - Survey on Hound Tor Down
Date Last Edited: | Jul 9 2018 12:03PM |
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