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| HER Number: | MDV6183 |
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| Name: | Possible cist on southern side of Shovel Down, Chagford |
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Summary
Recorded as a cist by Worth (1932), based on the one remaining stone. 1991 survey thought it more likely the result of stone clearance for the nearby newtake wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 661 854 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE42
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443604
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/61
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1932, The Prehistoric Monuments of Scorhill, Buttern Hill, and Shuggledown (Shoveldown), 287 (Article in Serial). SDV239731.
A cist lies 177 feet north by west of Thornworthy Corner (SX6612 8541). One side of the stone measures 5.5 feet.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX68NE42 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV273513.
(08/07/1974) Remains of cist at SX66118546. The cist is composed of one upright slab 1.8 metres long by 0.7 metres high, and one recumbent slab, now partly buried, of uncertain size. There is no trace of a mound. Surveyed at 1:2500.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, R. Wilson-North (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(19/09/1991) The slab is as described by Ordnance Survey (1974). The remains do not appear to represent a cist, this may be due to the removal of surface stone for the newtake wall at Thornworthy Corner.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 184, 243, Map 36 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Thornworthy Corner N cist at SX66128547.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Stone visible on aerial photograph.
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. 184, 243, Map 36. |
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| SDV239731 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1932. The Prehistoric Monuments of Scorhill, Buttern Hill, and Shuggledown (Shoveldown). Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 64. Unknown. 287. |
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| SDV273513 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX68NE42. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140764 ] |
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. R. Wilson-North. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 11 2023 2:47PM |
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