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HER Number: | MDV63574 |
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Name: | Ring cairn on Whitchurch Common |
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Summary
One of two prehistoric ring cairns on Whitchurch Common (see also MDV132930). This cairn comprises a rubble bank surrounding an 11 metre diameter internal area.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 537 749 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW157
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1359050
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/157
- Old SAM Ref: 22234
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 1994, Fieldwork and survey at Beckamoor Combe 1994, 9-10 (Article in Serial). SDV236243.
Ring cairn around 18m diameter surviving as a circular earthwork bank 30cm high on the hillside to the east of the streamwork. Part of the bank has been disturbed by a rectangular hollow which may be the remains of a later building.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 06/06/2022 (Website). SDV364039.
[1359050] SX 53487518 (see MDV132930); SX 53707493. Two prehistoric ring cairns on Whitchurch Common. The northern cairn survives as a 7 metre diameter flat area surrounded by a rubble bank. Beyond the bank lies a berm, which in turn leads to a ditch. The southern cairn comprises a rubble bank surrounding an 11 metre diameter internal area. Scheduled.
Sources / Further Reading
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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SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 06/06/2022. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3594 | Related to: Longhouse on Whitchurch Common (Building) |
MDV63572 | Related to: Military redoubts on Whitchurch Common (Monument) |
MDV132930 | Related to: Ring cairn, Whitchurch Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2022 1:45PM |
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