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HER Number:MDV7832
Name:Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior

Summary

Skerraton Down '1' (Butler) one of four cairns destroyed by agriculture on Skerraton Down

Location

Grid Reference:SX 700 652
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDean Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDEAN PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX76NW31
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 444855
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/33/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Robinson, R., 1976, Dean Prior Barrows (Worksheet). SDV346527.

(09/11/1976) A circular mound about 7 metres in diameter and approximately 1 metre high. Turf covered, possibly undisturbed.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Four cairns sited on a hill slope visited June 1977. Cairn at SX 70076526 Diameter 6 metres, height 0.4 metres.

Greeves, T., 1980, Cairns on Skerraton Down (Worksheet). SDV159807.

Site visited on 2nd May 1980. Barrow destroyed by agricultural operations.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Skerraton Down '1' cairn at SX70076526. One of four cairns destroyed by clearance since being recorded in 1977.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV159807Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1980. Cairns on Skerraton Down.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 161, Map 57.
SDV346527Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1976. Dean Prior Barrows. Worksheet. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV7833Related to: Barrow on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV48850Related to: Ring cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7831Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)
MDV7828Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 29 2022 12:00PM