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| HER Number: | MDV7522 |
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| Name: | Southern of two cairns on Hamel Down |
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Summary
Southern of two Prehistoric cairns on Hamel Down. Measures 8.0m in diameter and 0.4m high; surveyed by the Ordnance Survey in 1960.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 784 |
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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
- SHINE: Prehistoric cairn on Hamel Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW13
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445063
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/83
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77NW13
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346385.
(17/05/1960) Another, smaller, cairn at SX 7147 7849 is 8.0 m. in diameter and 0.4 m. high. Surveyed on 25".
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric, (1963) (Cartographic). SDV350058.
('A'-SX 71457865; 'B'-SX 71477849) Cairn (NR) (Twice).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 177 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site visited on 21st July 1972.. Cairn, surmounted by a small modern stoneheap. Cairn is on Hamel Down with diameter 9.0 metres by height 0.3 metres.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 1072 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX77NW (Cartographic). SDV345445.
Visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 148-9 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Cairn on Hamel Down with diameter 10 metres by 0.3 metres high in poor condition with a trench driven across the centre. Other details: Map 20, Site 14.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Two cairns on Hamel Down were considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 78.
Gerrard, S., 2006, Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites (Cartographic). SDV345607.
National Monuments Record, 2011, 445063 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346388.
Small cairn at SX71477849 is 8.0 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Cairn' shown as a small circular feature on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 177. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 148-9. |
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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. 1072. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV345445 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX77NW. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV345607 | Cartographic: Gerrard, S.. 2006. Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #102365 ] |
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| SDV346385 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV346388 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 445063. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1963). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7520 | Related to: Northern of two cairns on Hamel Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 8:30AM |
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