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| HER Number: | MDV64170 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairns on north-facing slope overlooking Belstone Cleave |
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Summary
A group of clearance cairns lying on a north-facing slope overlooking Belstone Cleave interspersed with Bronze Age hut circles and Medieval or later pillow mounds.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 631 935 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/113/3
- Old SAM Ref: 28727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149353 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(26/05/1998) A group of clearance cairns lying on a north-facing slope overlooking Belstone Cleave. No further description given but Gerrard depicts 28 cairns on his plan.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149353. [Mapped feature: #138087 Polygons based on Gerrard's compass plan georeferenced to GIS, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27927 | Related to: Alleged hut; probable clearance cairn (Monument) |
| MDV64169 | Related to: Building in settlement 1100m E of Belstone parish church (Building) |
| MDV13052 | Related to: Cairns in field at Skaigh Warren, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV13053 | Related to: Cairns in field at Skaigh Warren, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV21521 | Related to: Field system at Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV52826 | Related to: Hut circle settlement at Skaigh Warren (Monument) |
| MDV13051 | Related to: Hut in settlement 900m east of Belstone parish church (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2024 2:02PM |
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