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HER Number:MDV45312
Name:Cairn on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood

Summary

Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon of 4.0 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high with a retaining kerb. Part of a linear group of cairns along the contour

Location

Grid Reference:SX 595 625
Map Sheet:SX56SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX56SE160
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 910917
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/429
  • Old SAM Ref: 10786

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

English Heritage, 1992, Scheduling information (Schedule Document). SDV151760.

(September 1992) SX 5959 6258 Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, 130m south-west of Cholwich Town contour reave and 100m north-east of SX56SE/126. Diameter 4m, 0.6m high and has a retaining kerb.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 191-3, 213, Map 52, Figure 52.14 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Penn Beacon S. W. cairn '6' at SX59626255 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high is a fair sized undisturbed mound surrounded by a ring of stones.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1012802 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This cairn lies on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon some 130 metres south-west of Cholwich Town contour reave, in the vicinity of several other cairns and some 100 metres north-east of a large cairn and stone alignment. It is 4 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres in height and has a retaining kerb.

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. 191-3, 213, Map 52, Figure 52.14.
SDV151760Schedule Document: English Heritage. 1992. Scheduling information. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012802. [Mapped feature: #135012 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV12909Related to: Cairn at north-east end of stone row on lower slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12914Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12914Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12914Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12914Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12915Related to: Cairn on south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132242Related to: Cairn on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV12913Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132239Related to: Cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132243Related to: Cairns on the western slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV15061Related to: Cholwich Town Reave South (Monument)
MDV132238Related to: Small cairn to the south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132240Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV132241Related to: Two cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 14 2022 10:16AM