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| HER Number: | MDV61449 |
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| Name: | Small cairn south of Horn's Cross, Holne |
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Summary
A small turf covered stoney mound; roughly circular, measuring 6.3 metres north to south by 6.0 metres and it stands a maximum of 0.5 metres high. There is no obvious cist or kerb. The site has been disturbed, presumably during the course of an unrecorded antiquarian excavation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 707 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE221
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1072465
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/536
- Old SAM Ref: 28769.03(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152237 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(18/05/1999) Cairn 270m south-south-west of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. Round cairn. Diameter 4m, height 0.8m. A number of stones protrude from the mound. Bilberry, heather, grass and gorse.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 194-5, Map 60, Figure 60.15 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Not mentioned.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(13/01/1997) SX 6686 7080. A small turf covered stoney mound positioned slightly west of the crest of the ridge running south from Combestone Tor in the direction of Ryders Hill some 200 metres south west of Horns Cross. The feature is roughly circular measuring 6.3 metres north to south by 6.0 metres and it stands a maximum of 0.5 metres high. There is no obvious cist or kerb. The site has been disturbed, presumably during the course of an unrecorded antiquarian excavation.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Small cairn shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #125901 ] |
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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 152237. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 194-5, Map 60, Figure 60.15. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6473 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV6474 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV61450 | Related to: Cairn south of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 10:48AM |
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