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| HER Number: | MDV7435 |
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| Name: | Hameldown Beacon Cairn |
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Summary
A grass covered cairn 18.0m. in diameter and 2.3m. high, surmounted by a boundary stone inscribed 'Hamilton Beacon'. Apart from its suitable situation there is no visible evidence of its use as a beacon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 708 789 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW26
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445096
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/19
- Old SAM County Ref: 284
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- BEACON? (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1902, 21st Report of the Barrow Committee, 107,108,109,120,121,131,132 plate 1, 8 (Article in Serial). SDV20971.
Victoria County History, 1906, The Victoria History of the County of Devon, 361 (Article in Serial). SDV238214.
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF RP541/540, 3144 (Aerial Photograph). SDV290988.
Fox, A., 1952, Twenty-first Report on Ancient Monuments, 240 (Article in Serial). SDV342835.
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 286, Appendix A (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
Hamel Down noted in 1566; Hamel=cut off, and signifies that the dun or hill has a broad flat top. Pre-Elizabethan.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77NW26 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV308294.
A cairn 45' in diameter and 6' high. (comment Lady A. Fox, June 1950) Scheduled Ancient Monument. (TDA 1952, 240).
Russell refers to Hameldon Beacon as a fire beacon and shows it on his map as pre-Elizabethan. The only reference he quotes, however, is O.S. map of 1809. The place name 'Hamel Down' merely signifies a hill with a flat top (Russell, 1955, 302).
(10/05/1960) A grass covered cairn 18.0m. in diameter and 2.3m. high, surmounted by a boundary stone inscribed 'Hamilton Beacon'.
Apart from its suitable situation there is no visible evidence of its use as a beacon.
A 25" survey has been made.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 176 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(21/07/1972) Cairn surmounted with stone inscribed 1854/Hamilton Beacon. Diameter 18.0m, height 2.2m.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol V, 1047 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV342809.
Visited 05/05/1982.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
Robinson, R., 1986, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986 (Un-published). SDV345664.
Visited 06/03/1986.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20971 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1902. 21st Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. A5 Paperback + Digital. 107,108,109,120,121,131,132 plate 1, 8. |
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| SDV238214 | Article in Serial: Victoria County History. 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Devon. Victoria History of the County of Devon. 1. Unknown. 361. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 176. |
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| SDV290988 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF RP541/540. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 3144. |
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| SDV308294 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77NW26. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 286, Appendix A. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol V, 1047. |
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| SDV342809 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1982. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Unknown. |
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| SDV342835 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1952. Twenty-first Report on Ancient Monuments. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 84. A5 Hardback. 240. |
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| SDV345664 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1986. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2022 10:53AM |
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