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Summary

A turf covered mound is a probable barrow or cairn 315 metres north of Stall Down stone row. This barrow has a spread diameter of 10.5 metres and stands 0.8 metres high. The centre of the mound shows signs of minor disturbance.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Pair of prehistoric cairns 310 metres north of the Stalldown stone row and circle on Stalldown Barrow

Other References/Statuses

• Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset
• National Monuments Record: SX66SW72
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 442382
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/130

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
• CIST (Constructed, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SW72 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV165479.

(03/08/1977) At SX 63156286 on the north-east slopes of Stalldown Barrow, at 381.0m OD, is a cairn measuring 11.5m in diameter and 0.8m high, discovered by Mr J Turner (a). The top is flat, 6.0m in diameter, and in the centre is an overgrown granite slab, 1.1m by 1.9m, probably the cover-stone of a cist.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 137 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Grinsell states that Spooner, G. M. describes a cairn which he could not locate at SX63026275. Other details: Cornwood 18.

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

Not visible on Royal Air Force 1946 aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 60-62, Map 54, Figure 54.21 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Cairn '8' at SX63146286 of 10 metres diameter by 1.0 metres high lies on the northern flank of Stalldown.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

A turf covered mound is a probable barrow or cairn 315 metres north of Stall Down stone row. This barrow has a spread diameter of 10.5 metres and stands 0.8 metres high. The centre of the mound shows signs of minor disturbance.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

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