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| HER Number: | MDV7832 |
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| Name: | Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Skerraton Down '1' (Butler) one of four cairns destroyed by agriculture on Skerraton Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 700 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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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
| SDV159807 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1980. Cairns on Skerraton Down. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: 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. |
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| SDV346527 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1976. Dean Prior Barrows. Worksheet. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7833 | Related to: Barrow on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV48850 | Related to: Ring cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7831 | Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7828 | Related 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 |
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