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| HER Number: | MDV48859 |
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| Name: | Site of a cairn on Parnell's Hill to the east of Gripper's Hill, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Site of a cairn on Parnell's Hill to the east of Gripper's Hill no longer considered to be a cairn
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 691 649 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of two Bronze Age cairns and a ring cairn 950 metres west of Skerraton Gate
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE11
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/95
- Pastscape: 441770
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138, Dean Prior 9 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site visited on 16th April 1967. Cairn of 5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high with a gutted interior. Waterlogged in wet weather.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441770, SX66SE11 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 23rd October 1980. Grinsell's small cairn at SX 69126501, is no longer recognisable as such, appearing as a pit with a rim of upcast.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138, Dean Prior 9. |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441770, SX66SE11. [Mapped feature: #30135 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5803 | Related to: Cairn on Parnell's Hill to east of Gripper's Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5802 | Related to: Ring cairn on Parnell's Hill to east of Gripper's Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2021 12:17PM |
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