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HER Number:MDV4034
Name:Cairn with cist north-east of Drizzlecombe stone rows, Sheepstor

Summary

A disturbed cairn with the appearance of a damaged ring cairn. Monument comprises a 9.5 metres diameter and up to 0.6 metres high ragged 3.0 metres wide ring of stones and small boulders. In the disturbed central area which is about 0.5 metres deep one slightly off-centre upright slab is visible; it is 0.2 metres high and 0.6 metres long and it could be the remains of a robbed cist.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 596 673
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56NE86
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 438749
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/39
  • Old SAM Ref: 10716

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CIST? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
  • RING CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4128-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE86 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215886.

(07/06/1950) A small cairn 9.5m diameter and 0.6m high, semi turf-covered, with hollow in centre exposing stone core.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 168 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(29/07/1972) Cairn, hollow towards centre. Diameter 9.0m, height 0.6m.

Ordnance Survey, 1979, SX56NE86 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215884.

(23/03/1979) A cairn situated on a south-facing slope below the crest of a ridge. It consists largely of small stones, partly heather-covered and has a diameter of 9.5m and a height of 0.5m; there is a depression of 0.6m in the centre with a cavity which could be the site of a ruined cist. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.

National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 76 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.

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

Cairn is visible on aerial photographs and was recorded in project.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 142, 210, Map 49, Figure 49.18 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Drizzlecombe cairn '20' at SX59686730 of 10.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high probably once contained a cist but only the top of one of the long sides is visible in the central hollow.

Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.

Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.

(13/08/1999) A disturbed cairn which now has the appearance of a damaged ring cairn, lies on open moorland at SX 5968 6731. It comprises a 9.5m diameter and up to 0.6m high ragged 3.0m wide ring of stones and small boulders. In the disturbed central area which is about 0.5m deep one slightly off-centre upright slab is visible; it is 0.2m high and 0.6m long and it could be the remains of a robbed cist.

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 the aerial photography.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-DZ 27 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 08/02/2020. Overall condition very good. Photo taken.

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

Photo looking 120° showing grass/moss/whortleberry cover.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 142, 210, Map 49, Figure 49.18.
SDV139549Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown.
SDV147533Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4128-9.
SDV215884Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. 1979. SX56NE86. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown.
SDV215886Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NE86. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV231262Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 76.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 168.
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.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346268Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #124022 ]
SDV362781Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-DZ 27.
SDV363073Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital.
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV4032Related to: Cairn north-east of enclosure at Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3363Related to: Cist north-east of Drizzlecombe stone rows, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3340Related to: Cist south-west of 'Giant's Basin' in Drizzlecombe Valley, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV126615Related to: Hut circle or cairn north-east of the enclosures at Drizzlecombe, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape

Date Last Edited:Jan 9 2022 11:50AM