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| HER Number: | MDV61451 |
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| Name: | Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge |
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Summary
A small Bronze Age cairn located on Holne Ridge 100 metres south west of Horns Cross. The turf and heather covered mound is part of a cairn cemetery on the ridge and measures 3.5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. Some of the stoney mound material has been removed from the centre.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 669 709 |
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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: SX67SE256
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1078207
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/538
- Old SAM Ref: 28770.04(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152243 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited in 29th April 1999. Cairn 80 metres west-south-west of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 194-5, Map 60, Figure 60.15 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Holne Ridge N. cairn '8' at SX66917099 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high is a small cairn pitted at the centre and sited close to a leat.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(25/04/1996) SX 66927100. A small cairn 100 metres south west of Horns Cross. The turf and heather covered mound measures 3.5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. Some of the stoney mound material has been removed from the centre. There is no trace of a kerb or cist.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019272 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Cairn of 4 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.8 metres high.
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. S. Probert. |
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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 152243. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #128788 ] |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019272. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12998 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV6411 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV6475 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV6506 | Related to: Cairn north-east of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV6424 | Related to: Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2022 12:33PM |
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