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HER Number:MDV57360
Name:Alleged cairn, Peter Tavy

Summary

Cairn - not identified, probably a siting error. It might refer to the ring cairn (part of SX 58 SW 4) located 75m to the north.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 529 836
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58SW52
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 440776
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/3/9

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Former Type) CAIRN? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

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

SX 52948360 Cairn was not located.

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(26/08/1998) No cairn was identified in the indicated area. Probably a siting error perhaps for the ring cairn (part of SX 58 SW 4) located 75m to the north.

Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 22/11/2021 (Website). SDV364039.

SX 52948360 (a) Cairn, but Grinsell failed to locate it in August 1976 (citing Spooner, G. M., not dated).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV273224Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 159.
SDV350638Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #36347 Cairn not located, ]
SDV364039Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 22/11/2021.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

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:Nov 22 2021 10:46AM