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Summary

Cairn of 4.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill. The southern of three closely spaced round cairns

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011433: Three round cairns 420m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of White Hill round cairn cemetery
• SHINE: Linear Bronze Age cairn cemetery on the south-west slopes of White Hill

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/99
• Old SAM Ref: 20349
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Greeves, T., 1982, Barrow (Worksheet). SDV235756.

Site visit: 8th July 1982. Low mound circa 4 metres diameter located a few metres south of a scheduled barrow on the west slopes of White Hill. There is a possible bank running east-west on its north side.

The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Unit, 1985, The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV340940.

Not visible on Royal Air Force vertical photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-1994, Monument Protection Programme (Report - Survey). SDV350743.

The southern of three mounds. Diameter 4.5 metres, height 0.3 metres.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 106-8, 242, Map 32 Figure 32.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

White Hill cairn '3' at SX53028366 of circa 9.0 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high within cairn cemetery to the south-west of White Hill was excavated in 1888.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Small cairn shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1011433 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

This monument includes three closely spaced round cairns situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking Willsworthy Army Camp. The southern mound measures 4.5 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.3 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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