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HER Number: | MDV4595 |
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Name: | Round cairn 25 metres south of Langstone Moor stone circle, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Cairn measures 4.2 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.35 metres high. Excavations by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1901 revealed a pit below the mound, but no artefacts.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 556 781 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE3
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439575
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/54
- Old SAM Ref: 20381
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1898, Fifth Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 112 (Article in Serial). SDV337066.
One of three small cairns on Langstone Moor. Small barrow, much ruined. Interment hole in the calm, contained nothing but soil. The pit measured 0.5 metres square, 0.3 metres deep.
Worth, R. H., 1902, 21st Report of the Barrow Committee, 111 (Article in Serial). SDV20971.
Cairn with a pit sunk in the subsoil, Langstone Moor.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1978, SX57NE3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV273264.
Cairn with pit, Langstone Moor. This cairn is mentioned in article in the Transactions (1902) and no information about its position, contents etc. is given (citing Worth, R. H., 1902, TDA, 34, pg 111).
(02/10/1950) Cairn could not be found.
(12/10/1978) There is a cairn at SX 55627816 which may be Worth's 'small barrow'. It is a turf-covered mound of stones, 3.0 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high, mutilated on the south east side by a small pit and a trench. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 161 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Small cairn excavated by Baring-Gould: pit, containing soil only.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1940s vertical aerial photographs of the area.
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 5, figure 3 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
Small cairn to the south-west of the stone circle on Langstone Moor shown on the English Heritage survey of 2003. Re-surveyed using GPS September 2003.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) A small turf mound as described by Ordnance Survey (1978). Condition is stable.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360515.
A small turf mound as described by Ordnance Survey (1978 Field Investigators Comments). Condition is stable.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Cairn shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2017, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV359963.
This monument includes a round cairn situated prominently on a hill crest overlooking the valley of the river Walkham. The cairn mound measures 4.2 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.35 metres high. Excavations by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1901 revealed a pit below the mound, but no artefacts.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
A 3.0 metre diameter cairn on Langstone Moor with disturbance on the south-east side in the form of a small pit.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV20971 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1902. 21st Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. A5 Paperback + Digital. 111. |
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SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. 5, figure 3. |
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SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 161. |
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SDV273264 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1978. SX57NE3. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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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SDV337066 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1898. Fifth Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. A5 Hardback. 112. |
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SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #92662 ] |
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SDV359963 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2017. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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SDV360515 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV4594 | Related to: Cairn 120 metres south-east of Langstone Moor stone circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV69494 | Related to: Cairn on Langstone Moor circa 100 metres south-east of the Stone Circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV4226 | Related to: Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV4593 | Related to: Round cairn 120 metres south-east of Langstone Moor stone circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7240 - A Gradiometer Survey at Langstone Moor Stone Circle (Ref: R-DNP03-2803)
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8403 - Excavation of three cairns on Langstone Moor
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2022 11:04AM |
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