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HER Number:MDV28585
Name:Alleged cist near Erme Pound, Harford

Summary

Possible cist noted by Hankin in 1976, although could not be located by Grinsell. Unconfirmed site.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 639 655
Map Sheet:SX66NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66NW62
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 441737
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/185

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CIST? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 139 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Cist at SX63926551 noted by Hankin in July 1976, perhaps a small cairn diameter 3.7 metres and height 0.3 metres. It is now filled in and Grinsell failed to locate it, It seems never to have been planned if it ever existed.

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

Not recorded on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 139.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

Date Last Edited:Jan 14 2022 9:11AM