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| HER Number: | MDV131162 |
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| Name: | Cairn south of Beardown Man |
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Summary
A Bronze Age cairn in an area of peat cuttings and shell craters measures 3.1m in diameter and a maximum height of 0.4m.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 596 794 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE77
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064570
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(30/11/1994) SX 59667941. A low ovoid cairn located in an area of peat cuttings and shell craters on a ridge crest, 250m south of Devils Tor. It is partially obscured by heather and measures 3.1m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.4m. There are no indications of a kerb or cist and no obvious sign of disturbance.
A natural stone pile at SX 59457939 (SX 57 NE 2) has been erroneously claimed as the feature described by Worth ('A cairn about 200 yards south of Beardown Man'; see MDV4217).
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(30/11/2004) Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey visit. As described in 1994.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360515.
SX5966279400. Alleged cairn. Earthwork. Bronze Age. Small, irregular cairn south of Beardown Man. Measures 0.4 metres in height. Condition is poor but site is stable.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #132401 ] |
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| SDV360515 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4217 | Related to: Feature 250 metres south of Devil's Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 20 2021 12:00PM |
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