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| HER Number: | MDV7534 |
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| Name: | Boundary mound north of Blackslade Ford |
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Summary
Probable boundary marker just to the north of Blackslade Ford. One of a group of cairns continuing to the south of Blackslade Ford. Marks the boundary of three parishes Buckland in the Moor, Widecombe in the Moor and Ashburton. Nationally important site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 751 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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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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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric cairn or boundary marker just to the north of Blackslade Ford; one of a group of cairns continuing to the south of the ford
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Historical): NI site
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW37
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445129
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/90
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77NW37
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY MARKER (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 700 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Tumulus' shown as a circular earthwork on 19th century map.
Victoria County History, 1906, The Victoria History of the County of Devon, 628 (Article in Serial). SDV238214.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77NW37, N. V. Quinnell (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV345867.
(12/05/1960) Mound supposed tumulus, boundary mark. A peaty mound 3.0m. in diameter and 0.7m. high, protruding from a marsh. It is certainly not a barrow but, as it is at a junction of boundaries, it may be a boundary mound.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX77NW (Cartographic). SDV345445.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 113-4 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Cairns and earthworks on Blackslade Down and Buckland Common. Many of these are associated with boundary markers. Other details: Map 10.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Cairns south of Blackslade Ford were considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 39.
Gerrard, S., 2006, Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites (Cartographic). SDV345607.
One of a group of sites included on a list to be scheduled by English Heritage in the early 2000s. The programme on Dartmoor was ended prematurely and therefore official Scheduled status was never assigned. For the purposes of planning and management these sites are considered to be of equal status to Scheduled sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Circular earthwork shown at the junction of three parishes on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 628. |
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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. 113-4. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #102469 ] |
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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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| SDV345867 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77NW37. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. N. V. Quinnell. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV30642 | Related to: Cairn north of Cold East Cross (Monument) |
| MDV20169 | Related to: Cairn south of Blackslade Ford (Monument) |
| MDV30638 | Related to: Cairn south of Blackslade Ford (Monument) |
| MDV22823 | Related to: Culvert on Buckland Common (Monument) |
| MDV30634 | Related to: Possible cairn south of Blackslade Ford (Monument) |
| MDV31034 | Related to: Stone at Blackslade Ford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 3:06PM |
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