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| HER Number: | MDV13039 |
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| Name: | Group of cairns on Chagford Common |
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Summary
Nine small cairns on Chagford Common were examined by Baring-Gould (1901). Grinsell suggests this as a possible location but presumably didn't locate all the cairns; he indicates that MDV13036-13038 may be three of the group recorded by Gould.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 830 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE103
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443914
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/146
- Old SAM Ref: 28728
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68SE103
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN CEMETERY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1901, 7th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 137 (Article in Serial). SDV249499.
S. Baring-Gould excavated 'nine small cairns on Chagford Common' all yielded charcoal, four had pits in them, and in one the pit contained burnt bone as well as charcoal.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 135, Chagford 10 (a-i) (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Grinsell notes nine small cairns on Chagford Common, (SX 6783) which were examined by Baring-Gould. "These all rendered some wood charcoal; four of these had pits in the 'calm' from 8 to 20 inches in diameter, and in one of these burnt bones as well as wood charcoal were observed".
Grinsell suggests above NGR, and says that three of them could be SX68SE/143-145.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF / NMR photos.
Ancient Monuments, 2000, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV253210.
(2000) Appears to lie within scheduled area SAM 28728 'Three agglomerated enclosures containing stone hut circles, a cairn cemetery, post-medieval fields and tinworks on Chagford Common'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249499 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1901. 7th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Digital. 137. |
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| SDV253210 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2000. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 135, Chagford 10 (a-i). [Mapped feature: #4840 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV13036 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV13037 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument) |
| MDV13038 | Related to: Cairn forming part of a cemetery on Chagford Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape
- EDV8520 - Cairn investigated, Chagford Common
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2022 11:51AM |
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