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| HER Number: | MDV5921 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn east of Bellever, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Unconfirmed; there is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the cairn noted by Worth. The feature described by Grinsell is probably the robbed hut circle. 1976 reports states it was destroyed through road building.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 649 782 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW65
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442700
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Prowse, A. B., 1891, The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor, 313 (Article in Serial). SDV245176.
Worth, R. H., 1936, 55th Report on Barrows, 50 (Article in Serial). SDV357808.
Remains of a 30ft diameter cairn at lat 50o 35' 16 1/2", long 3o 54' 27" (SX 64997826). "It is now distinctly less prominent than it was in 1891".
Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association, 1976, Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party, no.13. Site no.2a (Report - non-specific). SDV248248.
Cairn. Included in 1955 Spooner/Dixon report: (Lakehead Bellever Laughter), site no.13. Site no.2a in Bellever plantation, Lakehead (with sketch map) in DNP field report.
(1976) Now only a ruin, damaged in the construction of the Bellever to Postbridge road.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 149 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(15/05/1976) Cairn east of road between Postbridge and Bellever. Diameter 9.0m, height 0.2m. Truncated cairn or ring cairn.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX67NW65 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV247254.
(11/12/1979) No cairn could be identified in the area indicated by Worth, an east slope of rough pasture. There are a number of widely spread shallow pits and amorphous rises or mounds, but these seem to have resulted from surface quarrying.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF 1951 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 48-52, 238, Map 27, Figure 27.12 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Lakehead Hill cairn 10 at SX65047826 lies outside the plantation below the road and 550 metres east of Knaps Ring. It was first recorded in 1891 but even then it was a very ragged mound with much of the material thrown out into a second pile downhill.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(04/11/1993) There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the cairn noted by Worth. The feature described by Grinsell (1978, 149) is probably the nearby robbed hut circle SX 67 NW 70.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 48-52, 238, Map 27, Figure 27.12. |
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| SDV245176 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1891. The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 23. 313. |
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| SDV247254 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX67NW65. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV248248 | Report - non-specific: Dartmoor National Park Authority + Forestry Commission + Dartmoor Preservation Association. 1976. Conservation of Ancient Monuments. The Report of a Working Party. Dartmoor National Park Authority Field Report. A4 Bound. no.13. Site no.2a. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 149. |
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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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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| SDV357808 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1936. 55th Report on Barrows. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 68. Unknown. 50. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5922 | Related to: Hut circle east of Bellever, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5922 | Related to: Hut circle east of Bellever, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5922 | Related to: Hut circle east of Bellever, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5922 | Related to: Hut circle east of Bellever, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2022 9:54AM |
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