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| HER Number: | MDV9282 |
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| Name: | Cairn south of Ducksmoor Covert, Chudleigh |
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Summary
A cairn 8m in diameter on a west-facing spur south of Ducksmoor Covert, Chudleigh. Damage to the east of the mound and evidence of disturbance is visible as a hollow in the centre of the mound. The mound is not visible on aerial photographs of 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 893 812 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SE/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2244.
Vis=25/6/1953(os) one of three cairns of chert and peat. Its eastern half removed to ground level. Diameter 10m, height 1m (os). Vis=6/9/1981 (turner + grinsell). Heath. Cairn. Slight hollow centre. Diameter 10m, height 1m (grinsell). Vis=13/10/1981 (os). Cairn "a" 9.0m diameter with maximum height 0.6m. Mutilated on the east side but completely overgrown with heather. No evidence of a surrounding ditch (os). Vis=29/9/1991 (tugwell). Covered by dense vegetation. Slight central hollow. No obvious damage. Diam 8m, height 0.5m (tugwell). Vis=12/12/1995 (horner) as above. Marked out with bamboo canes for management purposes (horner).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284445.
Osa=sx88se7a/plan.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284446.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)30.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284447.
Tugwell, b. P. /(29/9/1991)/worksheet in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284448.
Des=horner, b. /(12/12/1995)/as above.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3063-3064 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
No mound was identitied in this location on aerial photographs of 1946.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
No evidence of a mound with a diameter in the size range 8 to 10m was visible in this location on the aerial photographs or other images available to the survey. A smaller mound up to circa 7m in diameter with no evidence of damage or mutilation was recorded immediately to the south-west on aerial photographs of 1946; this may be the earthwork identified by the above authorities.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2244 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV284445 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV284446 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV284447 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV284448 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3063-3064 04-NOV-1946. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV122837 | Related to: Cairn south of Ducksmoor Covert, Chudleigh (Monument) |
| MDV122838 | Related to: Cairn south of Ducksmoor Covert, Chudleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 5 2018 2:54PM |
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