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| HER Number: | MDV5298 |
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| Name: | Cairn or hut circle south of Lamb's Down |
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Summary
Cairn or hut circle south of Lamb’s Down. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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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: Group of cairns, which may be modern clearance cairns and four bronze age hut circles on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset: NI site
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE74
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441554
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/80
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Alternate Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- CAIRN? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1976, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV147523.
Circular mound 12 meters in diameter, 1.0 meter high consisting of small stones. This cairn has been much robbed, and is located 45 meters from the field boundary. Other details: Scanned parish files.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(Visited June 1977) SX 69796554 Cairn sited on hill slope on arable and crowned by stoneheap. Diameter 11m, height of cairn 0.6m, total height 1.2m.
One hundred metres to the east and SE are two stoneheaps which look recent.
Quinnell, N. V., 1979, Survey of features on Skerraton Down (Report - Survey). SDV144141.
Hut circle A. SX69756558 On a slight north slope; the overall diameter is 14.3 metres and height 0.8 metres. There is a rim 4.0 metres to 5.5 metres wide and 0.3 metres high with a 1.5 metre gap on the north side.
The interior approximately 4.5 metres across, is, like the gap, infilled with modern rubble.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.
Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.
Feature shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144141 | Report - Survey: Quinnell, N. V.. 1979. Survey of features on Skerraton Down. Unknown. |
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| SDV147523 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1976. Worksheet. Worksheet. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138. |
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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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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5299 | Related to: Cairn south of Lambs Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV13195 | Related to: Hut circle on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV13196 | Related to: Hut circle on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV13197 | Related to: Hut circle on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2021 2:22PM |
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