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| HER Number: | MDV4673 |
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| Name: | Northern of two cairns east of Lake Down, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Northern of two cairns east of Lake Down of 15.0 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high. This cairn has been badly mutilated, the centre having practically disappeared.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 888 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NW8
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440528
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/37
- Old SAM Ref: 24058
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58NW8, Cairn A (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV236376.
(27/07/1950) Centred: SX 544888. There are a number of cairns in area shown (citing Worth, R. H., 07/12/1948).
'A' (SX 54458889) Diameter 15.0m approx, height 0.5m approximately. This cairn has been very badly mutilated, the centre having practically disappeared.
Located and surveyed on Field Document.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 133 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(13/09/1975) resembles a ring cairn, but cairn material suggests that it is a robbed cairn.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130749 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(30/04/1993) Round cairn. Mound measures 16m in diameter and stands up to 0.8m high. A central hollow, measuring 10m long, 6m wide and 0.4m deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221, 246, Map 43, Site 8 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Corn Ridge W cairn '2' at SX54438887 of 14.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high. Stones have been removed from the interior down to ground level leaving an oval hollow 10 metres by 7 metres across. An outer rim of unwanted stone has been left around half the perimeter whilst the rest of the mound remains intact.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Northern of two 'Cairns' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1007825 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
This monument includes a round cairn and stone hut circle situated on a narrow natural terrace on a steep west-facing slope overlooking west Devon. The cairn mound measures 16 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.8 metres high. A hollow in the centre of the mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 221, 246, Map 43, Site 8. |
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| SDV236376 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX58NW8. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Cairn A. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 133. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130749. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142513 ] |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1007825. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12848 | Related to: Cairnfield on Lake Down, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50572 | Related to: Hut circle north of two cairns to the east of Lake Dow, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV12846 | Related to: Round cairn 700 metres south of Sourton Tors, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV4674 | Related to: Southern of two cairns to east of Lake Down, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2024 1:52PM |
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