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HER Number: | MDV14523 |
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Name: | Cairn on the right bank of the River Lyd |
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Summary
A gorse covered cairn on the ridge crest overlooking the right bank of the River Lyd. It measures 12.0m in diameter and a maximum of 0.6m high with a flat top disturbed by an amorphous hollow 0.35m deep. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 530 855 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Lydford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NW31
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 965679
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/20
- Old SAM Ref: 24070
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233981.
Des=worksheet. Vis=24/11/1981 (greeves) prehistoric barrow on crest of high down, at its northern end. Ngr approximate(worksheet)
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133293 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(26/04/1993) Ring cairn earthwork surviving as a circular bank, 3.4m wide and 0.3m high surrounding an internal area measuring 10m in diameter. A mound measuring 6m in diameter and 0.3m high stands in the centre of the area enclosed by the circular bank.
English Heritage, 1995, Record form (Report - Assessment). SDV233982.
(01/03/1995) SX 53018559: A Bronze Age ring cairn and a rectangular building earthwork of probable Medieval or post-Medieval date were found at this location situated on a gentle east facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Lyd. The building earthwork may have been a Medieval or post-Medieval shelter for either shepherds, peat cutters or tinners.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 27/10/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
SX 53038547. A gorse covered cairn on the ridge crest overlooking the right bank of the River Lyd. It measures 12.0m in diameter and a maximum of 0.6m high with a flat top disturbed by an amorphous hollow 0.35m deep. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb.
The building described in 1995 lies some 150m to the east on the left bank of the River Lyd and remains un-investigated (citing Probert SAJ 09-NOV-2004 EH Field Investigation).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV233981 | Migrated Record: |
SDV233982 | Report - Assessment: English Heritage. 1995. Record form. English Heritage Records Office SAM Report. Unknown. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133293. |
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SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 27/10/2021. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV52481 | Related to: BUILDING in the Parish of Lydford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 27 2021 2:43PM |
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