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HER Number: | MDV66369 |
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Name: | Cairn north-east of the Whittenknowles Rocks settlement |
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Summary
A small cairn measuring 3.6m in diameter and 0.5m high. There is no evidence of disturbance; a few boulders and small slabs lie around the perimeter. Its position adjacent to the nearby extensive settlement suggests that it is probably a stone clearance mound rather than a burial cairn. A 2017 visit recorded the condition as fair and the site stable.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 587 671 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE244
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1262050
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/650
- Old SAM Ref: 34464
- Old SAM Ref: 34464
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157142 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(28/3/2002) Round cairn east of Whittenknowles Rocks, 960m east-north-east of Gutter Tor. Diameter 4m, height 0.6m. Stones protruding around the western and southern edges suggest the presence of a kerb. Bracken, moss and grass.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Whittenknowles Rocks cairn at SX58706715 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high is a small undamaged cairn about 75 metres to the north-east of the prehistoric setlement.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(11/11/1999) SX58706716. A compact cairn now bracken-covered is located on a slight slope adjacent to the Whittenknowles Settlement. It measures 3.6m in diameter and 0.5m high. There is no evidence of disturbance; a few boulders and small slabs lie around the perimeter. Its position adjacent to the nearby extensive settlement suggests that it is probably a stone clearance mound rather than a sepulchral cairn.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(10/03/2005) This feature remains as described and interpreted in 1999.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360517.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.
(01/12/2017) A small ruinous cairn to the north-east of Whiteknowles settlement. Condition is fair, site stable.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1021052 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The monument includes a round cairn situated on a gentle south facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Plym. The cairn survives as a 4 metres diameter mound standing up to 0.6 metres high. Stones protruding around the western and southern edges of the mound may represent a kerb which survives elsewhere as a buried feature.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 126-7, Map 49, Figure 49.11. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 157142. |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. |
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SDV360517 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #123949 ] |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1021052. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV131083 | Related to: Dry leat channel, Whittenknowles Rocks (Monument) |
MDV3995 | Related to: Hut circle settlement at Whittenknowles Rocks, Sheepstor (Monument) |
MDV25086 | Related to: Longstone Leat, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2021 1:40PM |
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