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Summary

Cairn of 6.4 metres diameter by 1 metre high situated on the east slope of Kennon Hill with a cist 0.6 metres wide. Three edge set stones lying parallel to each other are exposed in the central pit. The two eastern ones may represent the edges of a cist with a length or width of 0.6 metres. A number of edge set stones around the edge represent a kerb

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Bronze Age landscape comprising the earthworks and walling of a field system on the east bank of Cheriton Combe linked to a parallel reave system on Throwleigh Common with a south-west contour reave with numerous enclosures, cairns and hut circles
• Scheduled Monument 1018916: Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68NE70
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 443669
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/95
• Old SAM Ref: 28694

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CIST (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
• ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX68NE70 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV256127.

(27/06/1978) Situated at SX 65198978 on a west facing slope, is a gorse covered round cairn 8.0m in diameter , and up to 0.4m high on the uphill east side, 0.7m on the downhill.
Roughly central to the cairn is a rectangular depression 1.2m x 0.7m with a stone slab 0.8m x 0.3m x 0.1m set along one side. It is probably the remains of a cist.
Discovered during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on AM.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on RAF 1947 photos.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 148993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(11/04/1997) Cairn situated on the east slope of Kennon Hill (SX65148970). Round cairn. Diameter 6.4 metres, height 1 metre. Cist 0.6 metres wide, oriented north-south. Central pit 1.5 metres by 1.1 metres by 0.25 meters deep. Situated on downslope edge of a natural terrace. Three edge set stones lying parallel to each other are exposed in the central pit. The two eastern ones may represent the edges of a cist with a length or width of 0.6 metres. A number of edge set stones around the edge represent a kerb. Gorse covered.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, Map39, Site 3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

The structure furthest downhill next to the track at Site '3' suggests it may be a cairn rather than a dwelling to the east of Kennon Hill.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England, 1018916 (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.

Part of Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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