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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 southern end of stone row MDV8076 on Trendlebere Down north-east slope of Black Hill. The cairn at the southern end of the row is centred at SX 7662 7923. Its perimeter can be traced on the ground but only a grass covered crescent of stones survives in the eastern half.
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 (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1953, Dartmoor, 227 (Monograph). SDV231148.
Cairn at south end of stone row on Trendlebere Down north-east slope of Black Hill. A ruined cairn some 50ft in diameter but now reduced to a ring cairn.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77NE2, Cairn (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV283114.
(19/04/1960) The cairn at the southern end of the row is centred at SX 7662 7923. Its perimeter can be traced on the ground but only a grass covered crescent of stones survives in the eastern half.
A 25" survey has been made. Ground photographs: see AO/53/69/7 and AO/53/69/8.
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX7679, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282185.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 156 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(17/04/1974) Cairn, truncated, from west margin of which double stone row descends. Diameter 14.5m, height 0.6m.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
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
| SDV231148 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1953. Dartmoor. Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 227. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 156. |
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| SDV282185 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX7679. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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| SDV283114 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77NE2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Cairn. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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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 Trendlebere Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6071 - East Devon Natural Nature Reserve and surrounds Archaeological Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2022 11:35AM |
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