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Summary

Cairn of 4.2 metres by 4.9 metres and 0.5 metres high within Enclosure 'B' at settlement on Nattor Down

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1008711: An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SW18
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 440710
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/37
• Old SAM Ref: 22248

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1979, SX58SW18, Cairn B (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215573.

(18/07/1950) Two cairns discovered during field investigation. Cairn B. One of two cairns. Small heathered cairn. Hollow in the centre.
(15/08/1979) B: A turf-covered cairn measuring 4.2m by 4.9m and 0.5m high, with a slight hollow in the top.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD.

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

(14/09/1975) Cairn with hollow towards centre. Diameter 4.0m and height 0.3m.

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

Not visible on Royal Air Force verticals.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130621 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1993) Cairn mound measures 4m in diameter and stands up to 0.6m high. A slight central hollow, measuring 1.2m long, 0.7m wide and 0.1m deep, suggests robbing or partial early excavation. The cairn may be of funerary or clearance origin. A funerary interpretation seems more likely, since there are other funerary cairns in the immediate vicinity. It is unlikely that this cairn is contemporary with nearby enclosures.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 98-100, 241, Map 32, Figure 32.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Nattor Down cairn '4' at SX54108295 of 4.6 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high with a central hollow.

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(01/08/1998) SX 53938288 and SX 54098296. These features are as described in 1979.

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

(15/01/2001) No change.

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

Cairn shown on survey.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1008711 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

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

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