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| HER Number: | MDV6289 |
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| Name: | Alleged cairn; natural feature |
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Summary
Prowse (1901) recorded a cairn here, but subsequent visits in 1950, 1976, 1980 and 1989 confirmed no trace of a cairn here; reclassified as a natural feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 600 739 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: SX67SW21
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443292
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/47
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NON ANTIQUITY (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) CAIRN? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Prowse, A. B., 1901, The Antiquities of Ockery and Roundhill, Dartmoor, 496 (Article in Serial). SDV233834.
Remains of a small tumulus.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67SW21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV237389.
(04/09/1950) The area is swampy and much loose granite is in the immediate area however this feature could not be found.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 179 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(25/07/1976) 'Remains of tumulus' recorded by Prowse (1901), probably natural.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SW21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV237392.
(18/01/1980) On a flattish marshland to the north of the Blackbrook River is a scatter of natural boulders and a natural outcrop.
There is no evidence of a cairn in this area.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(21/03/1989) No trace of a mound was identified in an area of scattered earthfast boulders on a reed-covered valley slope.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233834 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1901. The Antiquities of Ockery and Roundhill, Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. Unknown. 496. |
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| SDV237389 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67SW21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV237392 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SW21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #40415 ] |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 179. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 18 2021 2:02PM |
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