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| HER Number: | MDV59551 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn and cist, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Retaining circle and cist at approx above ngr not found in grinsell. Seen as crest sited from nearby bridlepath to se. A fine ruined retaining cairn circle with intact but displaced large coverstone of presumed cist. Several fragments of prehistoric boundary in general vicinity, especially to ne.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 634 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/455
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T., 1992, Cairn with cist (Correspondence). SDV218281.
Site visited on 29th November 1992. Retaining circle and cist at approximate above Grid Reference not found in Grinsell. Seen as crest sited from nearby bridlepath to south-east. A fine ruined retaining cairn circle with intact but displaced large coverstone of presumed cist. Several fragments of prehistoric boundary in general vicinity, especially to north-east.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218281 | Correspondence: Greeves, T.. 1992. Cairn with cist. Letter of 1st December 1992. Letter. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV54431 | Related to: Cairn within field system south-east of Sherberton, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 8:56AM |
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