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| HER Number: | MDV6774 |
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| Name: | Small cairn in north-east corner of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Cairn in north-east corcner of Broad Down visible as a stony turf-covered mound 6.5 metres by 6.3 metres with a maximum height of 0.8 metres with a central hollow
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 637 810 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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
- SHINE: Earthworks and surviving walls of a dispersed group of at least five Bronze Age hut circles, two fragmentary enclosures and a Bronze Age cairn to the north-east of Broad Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW14
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443933
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX68SW14, SX68SW14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV242935.
(19/06/1950) Small cairn. Partially turf covered, slight hollow in centre. Diameter 6.5m, height 0.5m.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6381/4, 274-278 (Aerial Photograph). SDV262361.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 145 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(04/07/1976) Cairn, hollow centre. Diameter 7m, height 0.6m.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Though very low and small it is distinguishable on NMR 1977 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 161, 242, Map 35, Site 13 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Broad Down N.E. cairn at SX63708101 of 6.5 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high with a central pit and with its exposed stones of a larger size than usual.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(23/11/1994) The cairn lies on a flat-topped spur overlooking the East Dart valley, centred at SX 6371 8102. It comprises a stony, turf-covered mound, 6.5m N-S, 6.3m E-W, surviving to a maximum height of 0.8m on its eastern side. In its centre is a small hollow, 2m N-S, 1m E-W and 0.25m deep.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Cairn shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.
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. 161, 242, Map 35, Site 13. |
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| SDV242935 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX68SW14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX68SW14. |
| SDV262361 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6381/4. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 274-278. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 145. |
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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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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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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. H. Riley. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6802 | Related to: Enclosure within a loop of the East Dart River, Datmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV132878 | Related to: Hut circle in north-east corner of Broad Down, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 17 2023 10:52AM |
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