See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Round cairn of 10 metres diameter by 0.9 metres high within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill. A central hollow of 4 metres diameter by 0.6 metres deep is probably the result of the 1888 excavation

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011444: Round cairn 380m south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of the 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/3/3
• Old SAM County Ref: 19B
• Old SAM Ref: 20348
• 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

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Central of a row of three 'Tumuli' ahown on 19th century map.

Baring Gould, S., 1888, 10th Report of the Barrow Committee, 47-8 (Article in Serial). SDV222380.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4290 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX58SW4, Cairn C (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV268214.

(13/08/1979) Cairn measuring 10.2m by 9.2m. 0.6m high. Central pit 4m by 1.1m deep. Very little stone visible. Possibly excavated by Baring Gould.

Ancient Monuments, 1959, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV222381.

(June 1959) Cairn 1.3m high. 10m diameter. Dug into and badly misshapen.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 159, Peter Tavy 4 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(22/06/1974) Cairn, large hollow centre. Diameter 11m, height 0.6m.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Recorded.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1992) Round cairn, diameter 10m, height 0.9m. Central hollow, 4m in diameter and 0.6m deep is probably result of 1888 Baring Gould excavation which revealed a pan/basin containing ashes and charcoal.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 106-108, 242, Map 32, Figure 32.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

White Hill cairn '4' at SX53058365 of circa 9.0 metres diameter by 1.2 metres high within the cemetery to the south-west of White Hill was excavated in 1888. It has a massive central pit.

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

Cairn shown on survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

'Tumuli' shown on modern mapping

English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England, 1011444 (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.

Round cairn 380 metres south-west of White Hill summit, forming part of White Hill round cairn cemetery. This monument includes a round cairn situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking Willsworthy Army Camp. The cairn mound measures 10 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.9 metres high. A hollow in the centre of the mound is probably the result of a partial excavation by Baring Gould in 1888. This work revealed a pan or basin containing ashes and charcoal. Despite evidence for partial excavation the cairn survives comparatively well and forms part of the White Hill round cairn cemetery which includes three ring cairns and nine round cairns.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.