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| HER Number: | MDV20075 |
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| Name: | Clearance cairns roughly 400m east and east-south-east of Headless Cross |
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Summary
Group of four cairns, covered with grass and bracken and with unweathered stones protruding. Located in an area of cleared moorland they are possibly medieval clearance cairns.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 774 878 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78NE34
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445443
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/73
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX78NE34 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV295818.
(16/02/1982) Four cairns are visible on a slight west slope near the eastern summit of Mardon Down.
A: SX 77508792. Diameter 4.0m., height 0.3m.
B: SX 77478778. Diameter 5.5m., height 0.4m.
C: SX 77498779. Elongated, 6.0m. north to south, 2.0m. wide.
D: SX 77508779. Diameter 5.5m., height 0.4m.
All are grass and bracken covered, with unweathered stones protruding, and are in an area of moorland which has undergone clearance and subdivision into strip fields about 35m. wide and 200m. long (See SX 78 NE 28). The fields are more perceptible on the air photographs (a) than on the ground but may have been intended to accommodate rig and furrow.
As such it is more likely that the cairns represent clearance, particularly 'C', and are of Medieval or later origin.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. (Plan with SX 78 NE 35).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF or National Monuments Record aerial photos.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Cairns marked. Map object based on this source.
Taylor, I., 31/10/1983, Cairns on Mardon Down (Personal Comment). SDV295927.
These features are clearly visible, as the bracken has been recently cut east of Headless Cross. Other features were notes nearby but no record made.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV295818 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SX78NE34. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #137991 This cairn not marked on MasterMapping, ] |
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| SDV295927 | Personal Comment: Taylor, I.. 31/10/1983. Cairns on Mardon Down. |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #65358 ; #82666 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20073 | Related to: Cairn 370 metres north-east of Headless Cross, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
| MDV20074 | Related to: Clearance Cairn 210 metres north-east of Stacombe Farm, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2022 2:42PM |
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