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Summary

Site of a Prehistoric cairn to the northwest of Berry Camp Fort

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020710: Prehistoric field system on the cliffs above Littlecombe Shoot

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NE/27/14

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108939.

Des=rchm survey of berry cliff camp/(1989)/in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108940.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)29/the barrows of south and east devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108941.

Hutchinson, p. O. /history of sidmouth/(1909)85.

RCHM, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV7666.

Vis=6/3/1989 (rchm) cairn 8. Probably grinsell's 4a, but not the scheduled one as stated by him. Hutchinson described it as 'a mound slipping over the cliff'. A section of curving bank truncated by the cliff on sw and fading out on e. Approx 20m long, up to 3m wide, 0.35m high (rchm).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 150 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Mound. Cairn.Not referred to as scheduled in SMR.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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