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| HER Number: | MDV5088 |
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| Name: | Alleged cist on the hill above Hortonsford Bottom |
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Summary
Cist recorded by Worth (1892) on the hill above Hortonsford Bottom and has a mound with a circle of stones surrounding it. Could not be found in 1979; uncertain site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 626 660 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW55
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441722
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV162869.
Worth, r. H. /tda/34(1902)115/21st report of the barrow committee.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV162871.
SX66NW55. Vis=20/03/1979 (os). No cist could be found in the area mentioned. The description
does not apply to barrow (SX 66 NW 30).
Worth, R. H., 1892, 14th Report of the Barrow Committee, 48 (Article in Serial). SDV237177.
A cist was found near Hortonsford Bottom, Erme Valley SX 626660. It is on the hill above Hortonsford Bottom and has a mound with a circle of stones surrounding it.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV162869 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV162871 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV237177 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1892. 14th Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 24. Website. 48. [Mapped feature: #135015 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 14 2022 8:56AM |
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