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| HER Number: | MDV129291 |
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| Name: | Small cairn on Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
A small disturbed cairn measuring 3.5m north-south by 3.8m and 0.3m high. The centre of this feature has been removed and deposited to the east. Apparently not recorded by Butler (1994) or Gerrard (1995).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 593 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE298
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1356297
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(15/01/2002) Centred SX 5929 6616. One of a cluster of five prehistoric cairns on the gently sloping northern flank of Shavercombe Tor.
SX 5931 6611. A small disturbed cairn measuring 3.5m north-south by 3.8m and 0.3m high. The centre of this feature has been removed and deposited to the east.
None of the cairns display any evidence of cists or kerbs.
Several of these features have previously been recorded as hut circles (see SX 56 NE 97) or included with record SX 56 NE 98.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #127521 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3349 | Related to: Cairn '1' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55476 | Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130770 | Related to: Cairn '4' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130768 | Related to: Cairn '5' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55491 | Related to: Cairn '6' north-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV3348 | Related to: Cairn west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 2 2021 11:36AM |
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