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| HER Number: | MDV12791 |
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| Name: | Southern of three cairns on Shell Tor summit, Cornwood |
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Summary
Southern of three cairns on Shell Tor summit of 10.4 metres by 9.4 metres and 0.4 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 637 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439303
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX56SE67
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/194
- Old SAM Ref: 10747
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Fleming, A. + Collis, J. + Jones, R. L., 1973, A Late Prehistoric Reave System near Cholwich Town, Dartmoor, 20, plan (Article in Serial). SDV358808.
South-east of Shell Top (SX 599637 deduced from diagram page 18) there is a natural boulder which has been surrounded by granite blocks, to form a cairn.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE69, SX56SE69 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV150350.
(22/08/1977) SX 59896373. This cairn, 10.4m. by 9.4m. lies on the broad level summit of Shell Top at 470m. above OD. It consists of a platform 0.1m. high encompassed by a rim of boulders 0.3m. high and 0.6m. wide. The central focus is a massive natural boulder; 2.7m. by 2.4m. maximum, and 1.1m. high.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 135, Cornwood 1b (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Cairn with central boulder - raising total height to 1.65 metres - and retaining circle. Diameter 10 metres, height 0.75 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 77, e55 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Platform cairn. Ring of orthostats, 9 metres internal diameter, around flat-topped cairn 0.3 metres high with large central boulder 0.9 metres high.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 174,212, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Shell Top Summit cairn '2' at SX59896373 of 11.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high. Rock outcrop surrounded by a cairn with a retaining circle.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
One of three 'Cairns' shown at Shell Top tor.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1012689 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
This cairn lies a few metres south-east of Shell Top and consists of a natural boulder surrounded by granite blocks to form a cairn with a retaining kerb 10 metres in diameter. The central block of the cairn rises to 1.1 metres in height.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 174,212, Map 51. |
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| SDV150350 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56SE69. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX56SE69. |
| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 77, e55. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 135, Cornwood 1b. |
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| 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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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV358808 | Article in Serial: Fleming, A. + Collis, J. + Jones, R. L.. 1973. A Late Prehistoric Reave System near Cholwich Town, Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 31. Unknown. 20, plan. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012689. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12790 | Related to: Northern of three cairns on Shell Top summit, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV12905 | Related to: Western of three cairns on the summit of Shell Tor, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 11 2022 10:48AM |
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