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Summary

Cairn at the junction of two Bronze Age reaves Diameter measures 6 metres, height 0.6 metres. NB: Grinsell's inaccurate grid reference has led to confusion in the NRHE record, suggesting this features lies 140 metres to the south-west.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and walling of Bronze Age reaves on Cosdon Hill, with a prehistoric cairn
• Scheduled Monument 1020244: Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon Beacon

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX69SW105
• National Monuments Record: SX69SW46
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1394823
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 444214
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/86
• Old SAM Ref: 34439

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 170, South Tawton 10 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(Feb 1977) SX 6331 9234 Cairn at junction of two reaves. Diameter 6m, height 0.6m.

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

Not visible on RAF / NMR aerial photos.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 156890 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(07/02/1998) SX 6337 9247 Round cairn 1010m north of Cawsand Beacon. Diameter 7.3m, height 0.8m. A number of edge set stones around the southern side of the mound may represent a kerb. The northern side of the mound has seen limited damage as a result of robbing and the spoil from this lies adjacent to the mound and measures 6.5m long by 3m wide by 0.3m high. Occasional stone protrudes from the mound. Grass, heather and moss.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 207, 244, Map 40, Site '9' (Monograph). SDV219155.

Cosdon Hill N. cairn '9' at SX63359246 of circa 7 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high lies in the angle between two reaves to the north of Cosdon Hill. The upcast from the central pit forms a second mound on the downhill side.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 12/05/2022 (Website). SDV364039.

SX 6338 9247. Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, measuring 7.3 metres in diameter and standing up to 0.8 metres high. A number of edge set stones visible around the southern side of the cairn mound suggests the existence of a kerb. There is a hollow in the north side of the mound, probably the result of partial robbing or an early excavation (Schedule Description, 11/02/2002).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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