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| HER Number: | MDV63573 |
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| Name: | Cairn north-east of Barn Hill, Whitchurch |
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Summary
Cairn to the north-east of Barn Hill of 11 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high which has been dug into and despoiled
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 534 750 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Northern section of the leat that served the medieval manor houses of Grimstone and Sortridge
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/156
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 33-4, Map 44, Figure 44.8 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Barn Hill N.E.Cairn at SX53437503 of 11.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high has been dug into from the eastern edge and at the centre. It is not a certain example of a burial cairn but the angled slabs visible around the edge of the pit supports this identification.
Newman, P., 1994, Fieldwork and survey at Beckamoor Combe 1994, 9-10 (Article in Serial). SDV236243.
Despoiled prehistoric barrow on the east side of Barn Hill just to the west of the streamwork. The top of the monument has recently been dug into.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 33-4, Map 44, Figure 44.8. |
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| SDV236243 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1994. Fieldwork and survey at Beckamoor Combe 1994. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 7. Unknown. 9-10. |
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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: #133130 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64833 | Related to: Cairn north-east of Vixen Tor to the south of the road, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 26 2021 11:49AM |
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