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HER Number: | MDV3492 |
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Name: | Cairn with cist at Shavercombe north of Hen Tor, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Cairn with cist at Shavercombe north of Hen Tor of 5.6 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres in height with a few stones of a cairn circle 3.2 metres in diameter remaining on the west side. The cist is 1.2 metres by 0.4 metres and 0.5 metres deep with a coverstone 1.6 metres by 1.1 metres aligned north-north-west to south-south-east.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 596 657 |
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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: SX56NE104
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 438797
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/169
- Old SAM Ref: 10653
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56NE104
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- CIST (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Kistvaen (Remains of) shown on 19th century map.
Worth, R. H., 1890, The Moorland Plym, 305 (Article in Serial). SDV215949.
Worth, R. H., 1901, 20th Report of the Barrow Committee, 119, plan xii (Article in Serial). SDV163208.
Two sides, one endstone, and the coverstone remain. The cist measures 0.9m long by 0.45m wide and 0.8m deep, has been covered by a barrow and lies in a stone circle 3.2m diameter. The eastern side stone has fallen against the western and completely closed the cist. This stone was turned back in 1900 to admit excavation and has been left so. No results of excavation.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE104, SX56NE104, plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV163207.
(17/5/1950) Kisvaen is correct as shown on the 1906 map. Measurements and description given by Worth in 1901 is accurate.
Diameter of barrow 4.5m, height 0.4m high. Four stones of the retaining circle are still visible on the western side.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 164, Shaugh Prior 29 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(08/06/1974) Cairn with three slabs of retaining circle on west, enclosing cist placed south-east by north-west with capstone to east. Excavated by R. H. Worth without result. Diameter measures 5.5m, height 0.3m.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX56NE104, plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV363264.
(20/12/1978) On the slope north of Hen Tor at 395.0m OD is the remains of a cairn with a cist. The cairn measures 5.6m in diameter and 0.6m in height with a few stones of a cairn circle 3.2m in diameter remaining on the west side. The cist is 1.2m by 0.4m and 0.5m deep with a coverstone 1.6m by 1.1m at its maximum. It is aligned north north west - south south east. Revised 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 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 76/e47 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Platform circle. Ring of kerb stones, 2.7m internal diameter, enclosing flat-topped cairn 0.4m high with central cist.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 146, Map 49, Figure 49.22 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hen Tor N '4' cairn at SX59636577 of 4.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high with a cist. The conspicuous mound remains in good shape. Four fair sized slabs of a retaining circle about 3 metres across on western side; others probably buried. Large capstone levered to one side, revealing cist. One end hidden beneath vegetation. The eastern slab leans outwards, where placed during Worth's dig. Includes a detailed sketch of the cist remains.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(15/01/2002) SX 5963 6577. This feature remains as described in 1978.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-32 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(16/03/2020) Condition of the cairn / cist assessed as good, although vegetation is having an impact on the site. Description of the features from the HER is accurate; a more impressive and easier to distinguish cairn in landscape. Surrounded with bracken.
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, 1012214 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This cairn with a cist lies on a north-west facing slope south of Shavercombe Brook and south-east of Shavercombe Tor. It consists of a mound 4.5 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres in height with three stones of a retaining kerb around its west side, which are up to 1.0 metres in width and 0.6 metres in height. Three slabs of the cist remain giving dimensions of 0.9 metres in length, 0.5 metres in width and 0.8 metres in depth. The slabs of the cist were repositioned during excavation in 1900. There are several other cairns in the immediate vicinity.
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, Map 49, Figure 49.22. |
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SDV163207 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE104. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX56NE104, plan. |
SDV163208 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1901. 20th Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Digital. 119, plan xii. |
SDV215949 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1890. The Moorland Plym. Transactions of the Plymouth Institute. 10. Unknown. 305. |
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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/e47. |
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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 29. |
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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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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #130152 ] |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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-32. |
SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
SDV363264 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX56NE104. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. plan. |
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. 1012214. |
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Associated Monuments
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) |
MDV3479 | Related to: Cairn with cist on north side of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55317 | Related to: Cairn with cist south of Hentor newtake wall, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV3511 | Related to: Cairn with cist, Shavercombe (Monument) |
MDV3503 | Related to: Low cairn with cist, Shavercombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
- EDV8377 - Excavation of cairn at Shavercombe
Date Last Edited: | Jul 2 2021 12:54PM |
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