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HER Number:	MDV59155
Name:	CAIRN in the Parish of Gidleigh

Summary

Cairn lying adjacent to an unenclosed unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 440m SW of Rippator. Diameter 5m, height 0.7m. Grass and gorse covered mound.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 640 876
Map Sheet:	SX68NW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Gidleigh
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	GIDLEIGH

Protected Status

SHINE: Earthworks and walling of a prehistoric chambered tomb, Bronze Age hut circle settlements and reave, and medieval and post medieval streamworks along the Gallaven Brook, west of Rippator
Scheduled Monument 1018788: An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/77/6
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 148926 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(03/10/1997) Cairn lying adjacent to an unenclosed unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 440m SW of Rippator. SX 6409 8764 Diameter 5m, height 0.7m. Grass and gorse covered mound.

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 148926.

Associated Monuments

MDV20905

Part of: Hut settlement south of Gallaven Brook (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Apr 27 2022 11:29AM

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