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Summary

Northern of two cairns located at the end of the Eylesbarrow Reave comprising a stony mound some 16 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres high.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010694: The north-western of two cairns on Eylesbarrow

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE84
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 438743
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/36
• Old SAM Ref: 10740
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56NE89

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.

'Tumulus' shown on 19th century map.

Worth, R. H., 1890, 12th Report of the Barrow Committee, 51 (Article in Serial). SDV346007.

Worth, R. H., 1890, The Moorland Plym, 308 (Article in Serial). SDV215949.

"The two tumuli on Eylesbarrow are noted as much disturbed, and appearing to have been chambered, though this may be due to recent interference".

Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 4354 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE89 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215947.

(07/06/1950) SX 5995 6852 A large cairn, 20.0 metres diameter by 1.0 metres high. Has been badly mutilated.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1978, SX56NE84 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV351552.

(14/12/1978) On top of a flattish hill at approximately 458.0 m OD are the remains of two much disturbed oval cairns. They are mainly constructed of loose stone but each has an outer ring of earthfast stones.
The easternmost, called Eylesbarrow, (name confirmed) measures 28.0 m east to west and 26.0 m north to south with a height of 1.8 m. The other measures 20.0 m east to west and 22.0 m north to south and is 1.2 m high. A reave (SS 56 NE 172), extends in a south west direction from the south west side of this cairn.
Revised at 1:10 000 on PFD.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 176 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Site visit 29th July 1972. Ruined cairn to north-west of Eylesbarrow. 22.0 metres diameter, 1.0 metres high.

Fleming, A., 1978, The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor. Part 1: South Dartmoor, 97-123 (Article in Serial). SDV235265.

Located at the northern end of the Eylesbarrow Reave. One of the few definite end points of a ridge reave.

Balaam, N. D. + Smith, K. + Wainwright, G. J., 1982, The Shaugh Moor Project: Fourth Report - Environment, Context and Conclusion, 250, Fig. 21, Pl. 20 (Article in Serial). SDV145845.

The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Unit, 1985, The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV340940.

Recorded.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 76, 208, Map 47 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Eylesbarrow cairn '1' at SX59956862 of 21.0 metres diameter by 1.0 metres high. The Eylesbarrow Reave terminates at the centre of the smaller of a cairns occupying the highest point, an uneven-topped mound of small stones showing the usual signs of interference.

Probert, S. A. J., 1994, Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field Investigation (Un-published). SDV215946.

Site visit 1st November 1994. Generally as described by the Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, although considerable damage has been caused by walkers who have robbed material to construct further cairns and shelters.

Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey, WA146 (Report - Survey). SDV354588.

Cramber Tor Survey 2002, Site WA146.

Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.

(01/08/2006) As described by Ordnance Survey (1978) and Royal Commission (1994).

Newman, P., 2007, Cramber Tor Training Area Monument Baseline Condition Survey, No. 438743 (Report - Survey). SDV348210.

Site visit 1st August 1996. [One of] the remains of two very much disturbed oval cairns on the summit of Eylesbarrow. They are mainly constructed of loose stone but each as an outer ring of earthfast stones. Condition fair, status declining. Subject to disturbance by members of the public.

Probert, S., 2008, Follow-Up Works to Cramber Tor Archaeological Baseline Condition Survey, Dartmoor Training Area, 15, No. 438743 (Report - Survey). SDV351304.

One of the cairns at Eylesbarrow has been subject to a number of disturbance episodes.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Cairn visible on aerial photograph.

Greeves, T., 2012, Cramber Tor Training Area. Monument Condition Survey, No. 438743 (Report - Survey). SDV350251.

Site visit 5th December 2011. Condition and stability good.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-DT34 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 9/9/2019. Grass covering low lying stones of perimeter of cairn with some grass between stones higher up the structure. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-DT34 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 250° showing grass cover on and around outer edge of cairn.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1010694 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This cairn lies on the summit of Eylesbarrow a few metres from the terminal of Eylesbarrow watershed reave and to the north-west of another large cairn. It consists of a mound of stones piled on a berm of earth and stone 16 metres in diameter and 1.5 metres in height. The stones of the mound have been moved around by visitors.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
• EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

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