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| HER Number: | MDV130770 |
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| Name: | Cairn '4' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Cairn recorded by Butler (1994) and Gerrard (1995) is one of four cairns in a row to the west of Shavercombe Tor of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. Not recorded in the Plym Valley survey (2001-2).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 661 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140471 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 3rd May 1995. Round cairn at SX 5924 6609 of 4 metres in diameter and standing up to 0.5 metres high. Forms part of a round cairn cemetery which includes at least 5 mounds scattered amongst hut circles.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 123-4, Map 49, Figure 49.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Shavercombe Tor '4' cairn at SX59246609 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high is one of four cairns spaced along the hillside on the south side of the field boundary between the enclosures.
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. 123-4, Map 49, Figure 49.9. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140471. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3349 | Related to: Cairn '1' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV3348 | Related to: Cairn '2' west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55476 | Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55476 | Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55476 | Related to: Cairn '3' to the west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55476 | Related to: Cairn '3' to the 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) |
| MDV129291 | Related to: Small cairn on 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: | Jun 1 2021 8:42AM |
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