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| HER Number: | MDV20174 |
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| Name: | Ring Cairn on Gittisham Hill |
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Summary
Possible prehistoric ring cairn circa 15 metres diameter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 145 968 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gittisham |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GITTISHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NW/53
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SY19NW27 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV121951.
Ring cairn with an inner tump.14m east-west and 15m north-south. The tump is 5m across and 0.25m high placed south of centre. Possible remains of internal ditch. The bank is 3m wide and 0.15m high. No external ditch or flint exposed. Other details: Plan, section.
Wardle, C. J., 1991, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV131059.
Diameter 15m.
Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S., 1993, Archaeological Survey and Management Study of Areas on Gittisham Hill, Farway Hill, and Broad Down, East Devon, 16 (Report - Survey). SDV123162.
Not located.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 18, Part 1; 136, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 385 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
SMR describe ring cairn with inner tump. Ring diameter 14 metres east/west by 15 metres north/ south, bank 3 metres wide by 0.15 metre high. Inner tump 5 metres wide and placed south of centre. Possible remains of internal ditch; no external ditch. This feature was not located during the field survey. The area lay under tussocky grass with some patchy gorse. There are many mounds and hollows in this area as a result of probable iron extraction (see site 297).
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 385 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 385 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2499 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Ring cairn with inner tump. Circa 15 metres diameter.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 18, Part 1; 136, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 385. [Mapped feature: #10393 ] |
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| SDV121951 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SY19NW27. SY19NW. |
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| SDV123162 | Report - Survey: Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S.. 1993. Archaeological Survey and Management Study of Areas on Gittisham Hill, Farway Hill, and Broad Down, East Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.38. A4 Stapled + Digital. 16. |
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| SDV131059 | Worksheet: Wardle, C. J.. 1991. |
| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2499. |
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| SDV358490 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 385. |
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| SDV359019 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 385. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28989 | Part of: Barrow Cemetery on Gittisham Hill (Monument) |
| MDV28990 | Related to: Barrow on Gittisham Hill (Monument) |
| MDV44156 | Related to: Barrow on Gittisham Hill (Monument) |
| MDV72172 | Related to: Mound on Gittisham Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3364 - SY19NW 27
- EDV3365 - Archaeological survey and management study of areas on Gittisham Hill, Farway Hill, and Broad Down, East Devon
- EDV3366 - East Devon heathlands archaeological survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2016 9:52AM |
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