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| HER Number: | MDV20156 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Cairn 400 metres north of Moor Gate, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
A small, largely turf-covered cairn lies on the south side of Camp Road some 550m north of Moor Gate. It measures 12m north-south by 11.3m and stands a maximum of 0.6m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 591 935 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of a Bronze age cairn 550 metres north of Moor Gate, Okehampton Park
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE28
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440892
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/71
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX59SE28
- Pastscape: 440892
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158, 5359 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349143.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 159 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(27/02/1977) SX 59199354 Cairn, disturbed on west side. Diameter 7.0 metres, height 0.5 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded at SX59249358.
Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey, 7, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV360511.
Stony mound lying in farmland. It is considered to be an unusual survivor within a cultivated area. It does not seem to have been ploughed supporting the theory that the Medieval occupation in this area was relatively short-lived. Remains of a Bronze Age cairn 7 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high lying to the north-east of the Camp.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(08/04/2003) SX59159353. A small, largely turf-covered cairn lies on the south side of Camp Road some 550 metres north of Moor Gate. It measures 12 metres north to south by 11.3 metres and stands a maximum of 0.6 metres high.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Cairn is visible on the aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SX59SE100 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV251870.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV251870 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SX59SE100. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 159. |
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| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV349143 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/158. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5359. |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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| SDV360511 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. 50171. A4 Comb Bound. 7, Appendix 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14219 | Related to: Okehampton Deer Park. Okehampton Hamlets (Park/Garden) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5544 - Building Recording and Earthwork Survey at Okehampton Camp (Ref: AI/32/2001)
- EDV8007 - Okehampton Camp Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Earthwork Survey (Ref: 50171.01)
- EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 25 2021 4:01PM |
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