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| HER Number: | MDV58683 |
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| Name: | Round cairn in cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Round cairn of 5.3 metres diameter by 0.7 metres high forming outlying part of cairn cemetery on Long Ridge. Large number of quartz rocks visible within small disturbance in the centre of the mound
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 643 859 |
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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/144/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144092 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(09/04/1997) Round cairn forming outlying part of cairn cemetery on Long Ridge. Diameter measures 5.3m, height 0.7m. Large number of quartz rocks visible within small disturbance in the centre of the mound. Grass covered.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 189, 243, Map 37, Site '5' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Shoveldown N. W. cairn '6' at SX64358593 of 5.8 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Cairn appears to be visible on the aerial photography.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1017868 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
One of eight round cairns and a cist situated on Long Ridge, forming a cairn cemetery situated between two broadly contemporary stone hut circle settlements.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 189, 243, Map 37, Site '5'. |
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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 144092. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #127624 ] |
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| SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017868. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58285 | Related to: Cairn on Long Ridge (Langridge) (Monument) |
| MDV58684 | Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV54480 | Related to: Eastern of three cairns forming part of cemetery on Long Ridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV4395 | Related to: Northern cairn in group on Langridge, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2024 12:02PM |
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