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| HER Number: | MDV64174 |
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| Name: | Cairn by settlement south-east of Belstone Church |
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Summary
Round cairn measuring 2.3 metres in diameter, height 0.6 metres. The cairn mound is surrounded by a 3.5 metre wide platform standing up to 0.7 metres high except on the upslope (southern) side. Grass, bracken and gorse covered.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 626 930 |
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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/345/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28727
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149358 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited 26/5/1998. A cairn adjacent to a prehistoric settlement 780 metres south-east of Belstone parish church. Round cairn measuring 2.3 metres in diameter, height 0.6 metres. The cairn mound is surrounded by a 3.5 metre wide platform standing up to 0.7 metres high except on the upslope (southern) side. Grass, bracken and gorse covered.
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 149358. [Mapped feature: #97531 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64176 | Part of: Cairnfield next to settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64173 | Related to: Cairn by settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
| MDV64175 | Related to: Cairn by settlement south-east of Belstone Church (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2015 11:47AM |
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