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HER Number:MDV8043
Name:Cairn on Black Hill, 464 metres west of Yarner Wells

Summary

One of five cairns on Black Hill, all in a damaged condition. Measures 0.6 metres high, mutilated by a hollow 12.0 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep in the top.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 761 787
Map Sheet:SX77NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishManaton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMANATON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX77NE4
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 444987
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/2
  • Old SAM County Ref: 902C

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77NE4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV282177.

(19/04/1960) Cairn A; 0.6 metres high, mutilated by a hollow 12.0 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep in the top.

Department of Environment, 1971, Five Round Barrows on Black Hill (Schedule Document). SDV346942.

One of five round barrows on black hill. Robber trench visible in top of cairn.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 156 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(Site visited 17/4/1974) Cairn, arc of greener grass on north side suggests a ditch. Diameter 18.0 metres, height 0.9 metres.

National Monuments Record, 1982, NMR SF2112, 1038 (Aerial Photograph). SDV345548.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Site visible and recorded.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East (Monograph). SDV299725.

Butler refers to around twelve cairns at this location, most of which are quite insignificant. The four largest are still well defined and measure approximately 16.5 metres in diameter.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 156.
SDV282177Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77NE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV345548Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1982. NMR SF2112. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1038.
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107236 ]
SDV346942Schedule Document: Department of Environment. 1971. Five Round Barrows on Black Hill. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Unbound.

Associated Monuments

MDV8045Related to: Cairn on Black Hill, 400 metres north-west of Yarner Wells (Monument)
MDV8046Related to: Cairn on Black Hill, 420 metres north-west of Yarner Wells (Monument)
MDV8044Related to: Cairn on Black Hill, 422 metres west of Yarner Wells (Monument)
MDV8042Related to: Cairn on Black Hill, 450 metres west of Yarner Wells (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 23 2022 12:47PM