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| HER Number: | MDV62034 |
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| Name: | Cairn in the Mardle Valley, Holne |
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Summary
Ovoid feature measuring 4.5 metres north to south by 5.2 metres and stands 1.1 metres high. An amorphous hollow roughly 1.0 metres in diameter is situated in the centre of the mound.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 689 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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: SX66NE3
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441357
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/305
- Old SAM Ref: 34427
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 1501 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152616 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 25th may 1999. Cairn west of Gibby Coombe.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 172-3, Map 58, Figure 58.8 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Mardle Valley '5' cairn at SX67796889 of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high is a small well shaped cairn which lies just above the terminus of a reave originating on the Mardle.
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.
(06/01/1997) Centred SX 67716905. Additional cairn recorded:
Cairn 'D' at SX 67806893 is an ovoid feature measuring 4.5 metres north to south by 5.2 metres and stands 1.1 metres high. An amorphous hollow roughly 1.0 metres in diameter is situated in the centre of the mound.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019591 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Cairn within the scheduled area.
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: #129139 ] |
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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 152616. |
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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. 172-3, Map 58, Figure 58.8. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019591. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5204 | Related to: Cairn east of Hapstead Ford in the Mardle Valey, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV24792 | Related to: Cairn east of Hapstead Ford, forming part of a cairn cemetery, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV24755 | Related to: Medieval field system north and west of Gibby Combe, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV5203 | Related to: One of a group of cairns east of Hapstead Ford, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV62220 | Related to: REAVE in the Parish of Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 20 2021 10:20AM |
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