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| HER Number: | MDV5305 |
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| Name: | Cairn on east side of Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor |
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Summary
Cairn on the eastern side of Gripper’s Hill. This site is on the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 688 655 |
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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: Earthwork of small Bronze Age platform cairn on Gripper's Hill
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Yes): NI site
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE61
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441527
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/87
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE61 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV173642.
(26/07/1977) SX 68886558 A small platform cairn, 7.7 m diameter and 0.4 m high, lies on a gentle, well drained north east facing slope at 380 m above OD.
Discovered during field investigation.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Visited 16/4/1977. Cairn, slightly disturbed, measuring 8.5 meters in diameter, height 0.5 meters.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 160-161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Gripper's Hill summit cairn 'E' at SX68896558. Cairn of 8.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high is gorse covered with an uneven top.
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.
Cairn visible on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. |
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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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 160-161, Map 57. |
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| SDV344030 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94538 ] |
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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
| MDV5224 | Related to: Eastern of two cairns on the summit of Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor (Monument) |
| MDV5225 | Related to: Ring cairn on the summit of Gripper's Hill, Dean Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 4 2022 11:32AM |
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