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HER Number:MDV57359
Name:Cairn within cairn cemetery south-west of White Hill, Peter Tavy

Summary

Cairn of 5.5 metres diameter by 0.1 metres high within cairn cemetery south-west of White Hill with a central hollow

Location

Grid Reference:SX 531 836
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Linear Bronze Age cairn cemetery on the south-west slopes of White Hill

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/3/8
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SW51
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 159 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 106-108, 242, Map 32, Figure 32.6 (Monograph). SDV219155.

White Hill cairn '6' at SX53158364 of circa 7.5 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high within cemetery to the south-west of White Hill has been badly damaged.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Cairn visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card, unknown, SX58SW51, SX58SW51 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV278912.

Cairn with hollow at centre, diameter 5.5 metres, height 0.1 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 106-108, 242, Map 32, Figure 32.6.
SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 159.
SDV278912Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. unknown. SX58SW51. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX58SW51.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140023 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV50152Part of: Cairn cemetery south-west off White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV17699Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV21079Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV21080Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV21081Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV21082Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV3210Related to: Cairn within cairn cemetery south-west of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV21078Related to: Ring cairn within cairn cemetery on the south-west side of White Hill, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
  • EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

Date Last Edited:Feb 5 2023 10:58AM