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| HER Number: | MDV8077 |
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| Name: | Cairn at south end of stone row on Trendlebere Down |
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Summary
Cairn at south end of stone row on trendlebere down ne slope of black hill. Vis=estimated -/-/1952 (worth) a ruined cairn some 50ft in diam but now reduced to a ring cairn. Vis=19/4/1960 (os) perimeter can be traced on the ground but only a grass covered crescent of stones survives in the eastern half. Vis=17/4/1974 (grinsell, l. V. ). Cairn, truncated, from west margin of which double stone row descends. Diameter 14.5m, height 0.6m. Vis=visible and recorded (rchm app 1985).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 766 792 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/29/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
RCHM APP 1985, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV283215.
Cairn at south end of stone row on trendlebere down ne slope of black hill. Vis=estimated -/-/1952 (worth) a ruined cairn some 50ft in diam but now reduced to a ring cairn. Vis=19/4/1960 (os) perimeter can be traced on the ground but only a grass covered crescent of stones survives in the eastern half. Vis=17/4/1974 (grinsell, l. V. ). Cairn, truncated, from west margin of which double stone row descends. Diameter 14.5m, height 0.6m. Vis=visible and recorded (rchm app 1985).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283216.
Worth, r. H. /dartmoor/(1953)227.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283217.
Osa=sx77ne2.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283218.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)156.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV283219.
Aph=nmr sx7679/1(14/4/1977).
Natural England Volunteers, 2009-2015, Natural England Volunteer Archaeological Survey, J9 (Worksheet). SDV350591.
Visited 11/12/2009. Cairn at SX 76637 79239. Good example of a robbed cairn, very close to fire break. Scheduled monument. Sketches and photos taken.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV283215 | Report - Survey: RCHM APP 1985. |
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| SDV283216 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV283217 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV283218 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV283219 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV350591 | Worksheet: Natural England Volunteers. 2009-2015. Natural England Volunteer Archaeological Survey. Natural England Archaeological Survey. Worksheet. J9. |
| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114980 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8076 | Related to: Alignment on Trendlebeare Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6071 - East Devon Natural Nature Reserve and surrounds Archaeological Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 15 2019 2:51PM |
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