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| HER Number: | MDV69494 |
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| Name: | Cairn on Langstone Moor circa 100 metres south-east of the Stone Circle, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Eastern of a group of three cairns of circa 5.0 metres diameter by 0.2 metre high on Langstone Moor to the south-east of the stone circle
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 557 781 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of three cairns on Langstone Moor circa 100 metres south-east of the Stone Circle
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/28/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 76, 240, Map 30 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Langstone Moor 3 cairn at SX 55717809 of circa 5.0 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high. A central pit in this inconspicuous cairn contained nothing but soil.
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 5, Figs 2 & 3 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
Three small cairns are shown on the english heritage survey of 2003 to the southeast of the stone circle on Langstone Moor. The third cairn is to the west of the two scheduled cairns. Map object based on this source.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Possible cairn visible on aerial photograph. Map object based on this source.
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. 76, 240, Map 30. |
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| SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. 5, Figs 2 & 3. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4594 | Related to: Cairn 120 metres south-east of Langstone Moor stone circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4226 | Related to: Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4593 | Related to: Round cairn 120 metres south-east of Langstone Moor stone circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV4595 | Related to: Round cairn 25 metres south of Langstone Moor stone circle, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2022 11:02AM |
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