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| HER Number: | MDV14524 |
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| Name: | Cairnfield south of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton, Lydford |
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Summary
Cemetery comprising nineteen burial cairns extending from Great Nodden along the ridge to the south-west
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 534 868 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridestowe |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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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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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/51
- Old SAM Ref: 22336(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CEMETERY (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Fleming, A., 1980, The Cairnfields of North-West Dartmoor, 9-12 (Article in Serial). SDV251119.
Great Nodden south cairnfield containing 6 cairns.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP130953 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219-220, 245, Map 43, Figure 43.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Cemetery comprising sixteen battered cairns along the spur to the south of Great Nodden. Another cairn was recorded on the summit in 1891 and two more show up only as crop marks bringing the total to 19 cairns. Those that survive are composed of small stones and all of them lie in a prominent position on the western slopes or on the summit of the ridge. A number have the appearance of ring cairns, a circular bank around a flat interior, but some were probably cairns of normal shape from which all the interior stones have been carted away.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
A number of the cairns are Scheduled Monuments.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 219-220, 245, Map 43, Figure 43.2. [Mapped feature: #142498 ] |
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| SDV251119 | Article in Serial: Fleming, A.. 1980. The Cairnfields of North-West Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 38. 9-12. |
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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. MPP130953. |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131782 | Parent of: Cairn south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134871 | Parent of: Great Nodden cairn 1 south west of Great Nodden, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV134874 | Parent of: Great Nodden cairn 2 south west of Great Nodden, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV134875 | Parent of: Great Nodden cairn 3 south west of Great Nodden, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV51446 | Parent of: One of two round cairns 715 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51507 | Parent of: One of two round cairns 715 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51448 | Parent of: One of two round cairns 840 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51449 | Parent of: One of two round cairns 840 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51450 | Parent of: Ring cairn 1060 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51505 | Parent of: Ring cairn 510 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV4625 | Parent of: Ring cairn on Great Nodden summit, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV4676 | Parent of: Round cairn 270 metres west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51445 | Parent of: Round cairn 700 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51447 | Parent of: Round cairn 765 metres south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV55724 | Related to: Cairn to north-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV12847 | Related to: Round cairn 610 metres north-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134902 | Related to: Two possible cairns to the south-west of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 2 2024 2:32PM |
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