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HER Number: | MDV103474 |
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Name: | Cairns 330 metres north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
A cairn consisting of a small irregular pile of boulders and stones up to 0.3m high located on a high point. It lies on a slight granite outcrop at SX54568349 and it overlooks Hamlyns Newtake. Of uncertain function it may have a relatively recent origin perhaps as a point marker. Some of the stones which are angular may have been robbed from the newtake wall. Identified and surveyed as part of the RCHME Willsworthy project in 1998.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 545 834 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pair of probable prehistoric cairns north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW87
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143728
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to XIX - 2200 BC (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(10/07/1998) SX54568349. A cairn consisting of a small irregular pile of granite boulders and stones up to 0.3m high located on a small outcrop overlooking Hamlyns Newtake. Of uncertain function this feature may have a relatively recent origin perhaps as a point marker. Some of the angular granite boulders may have been robbed from the nearby newtake wall or, conversely, it may have been a collection point for surface stone created when the newtake wall was built.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(14/12/2000) No change to condition or description.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV48908 | Related to: Cairn 240 metres north of Ger Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV132033 | Related to: Probable cairn north of Ger Tor (Monument) |
MDV11809 | Related to: Round cairn 240m north of Ger Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2021 4:23PM |
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