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HER Number: | MDV3479 |
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Name: | Cairn with cist on north side of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Cairn with cist on north side of Hentor newtake wall of 4.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high. Eight stones of circle survive. Cist is in fair condition of 1.0 metres by 0.5 metres and 0.5 metres deep
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 593 657 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE100
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 438785
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/156
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24230(P)
- Old SAM Ref: 10650
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- CIST (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1901, 20th Report of the Barrow Committee, 119 (Article in Serial). SDV163208.
One side and both ends of this kistvaen still stand and the coverstone lies hard by. The south-east end stone was re-erected after the kist had been excavated. Length 0.68m, maximum width 0.4m. In order to partly compensate for the extreme narrowness at the south-east end it appears that the side stone still standing has always leant to the end stones and so given about 200mm more width at floor level. The other side stone may have been similarly set, but only one half remains, it having been broken along its length. The half remaining was buried in refilling the kistvaen. No results from excavation. The kistvaen has been covered by a barrow and also apparently surrounded by a stone circle.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 164, Shaugh Prior 26 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(08/06/1974 Grinsell + -/1/1977 Turner) Cairn with traces of retaining circle, enclosing cist placed south-east by north-west, south-west side slab missing. Capstone to south. Diameter 3.4m.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE100 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV162296.
(22/02/1979) SX 59366580. On a west facing slope north of Hen Tor at 364.0m OD is a cairn with circle and cist. The cairn is 4.0m in diameter and 0.5m high and contains at least eight stones in the 'circle' that surrounds the centrally placed cist. The cist, in fair condition, is aligned north-west/south-east. It measures 1.0m by 0.5m and is 0.5m deep but one side stone is absent. The coverstone lies just to the south-west (see plan).
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the 1946 Royal Air Force verticals.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 76/e48 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Platform circle. Ring of kerb stones, 2.4m internal diameter, enclosing flat-topped cairn 0.25m high with central cist.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140445 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(02/06/1995) Round cairn containing a cist, lying within an historic field. Forms part of a complex multi period archaeological landscape on the north-west slope of Hen Tor overlooking the valley of the River Plym.
Mound is 5m in diameter and stands up to 0.4m high. Protruding from the mound are at least six upright stones forming a circle with a 2.4m diameter. The interior of area formed by this internal kerb has been excavated to reveal a cist orientated south-east by north-west. The interior of the cist is 0.68m by 0.4m by 0.5m deep. A flat partly buried stone lying immediately south-west of the cist may be the displaced capstone.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 146-7, Map 49, Figure 49.22 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hen Tor N '2' cairn at SX59366579 of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high with a cist lies just north of Hentor newtake wall some 14 metres west of a ruined vermin trap of Hentor Warren. The cist is unusual for the extremely narrow end stones, the eastern one little more than a post, so to increase the the floor area the side slabs were propped up against them at an angle. Worth uncovered the fourth stone forming the south-west side of the box, still in place but split along its length. He reburied it after examining the infill of the cist. A corner of the capstone is exposed alongside and the tops of a few stones on end within the mound are arranged in a circle about 3.0 metres across around it.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 310/102.1215 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(22/08/2001) This feature is as described by the Ordnance Survey (1979).
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-34 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(16/03/2020) Condition of cairn assessed as good. Description from HER is accurate. The area is lightly grazed with no damage apparent. There are localised, small patches of reeds on and around site.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Photographs taken during March 2020 visit.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Cairn shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1019082 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
At least ten round cairns survive within the monument. Eight of these lie on the lower north facing slope of Hen Tor and the remaining two are situated west of the Willings Walls Reave. The cairns on the northern slopes of Hen Tor form part of a wider distribution of funerary monuments and the others are the subject of separate schedulings. A cairn containing a cist lies at SX59366580 and this survives as a 5 metres diameter mound standing up to 0.4 metres high. Protruding from the mound are at least six upright stones forming a circle with a diameter of 2.4 metres. The interior of the area formed by this internal kerb has been excavated to reveal a cist orientated south-east to north-west. The interior of the cist measures 0.68 metres long, 0.4 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep. A flat, partly buried stone lying immediately south-west of the cist may be the displaced capstone.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 146-7, Map 49, Figure 49.22. |
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SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 310/102.1215. |
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SDV162296 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX56NE100. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV163208 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1901. 20th Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Digital. 119. |
SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 76/e48. |
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SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 164, Shaugh Prior 26. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140445. |
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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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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130155 ] |
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SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPHT-34. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1019082. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV55460 | Related to: Cairn in field north of Hen Tor (Monument) |
MDV3491 | Related to: Cairn north of Shavercombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3491 | Related to: Cairn north of Shavercombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3491 | Related to: Cairn north of Shavercombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3491 | Related to: Cairn north of Shavercombe Brook, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3490 | Related to: Cairn with cist at Shavercombe north of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3492 | Related to: Cairn with cist at Shavercombe north of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55317 | Related to: Cairn with cist south of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55317 | Related to: Cairn with cist south of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55317 | Related to: Cairn with cist south of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55317 | Related to: Cairn with cist south of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV12744 | Related to: Cairn within Hentor Warren south-west of Shavercombe Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV24936 | Related to: Field system in Hentor Warren (Monument) |
MDV3503 | Related to: Low cairn with cist, Shavercombe (Monument) |
MDV55457 | Related to: Vermin trap in wall at Hentor Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
- EDV8378 - Excavation of barrow, Hentor Warren
Date Last Edited: | Jul 2 2021 11:47AM |
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