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| HER Number: | MDV7520 |
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| Name: | Northern of two cairns on Hamel Down |
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Summary
Northern of two Prehistoric cairns on Hamel Down with a boundary stone in the centre. Measures 17.0m in diameter and 0.8m high; surveyed by the Ordnance Survey in 1960. Mutilation in the top and south face shows a construction of stones. No trace of ditch.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 786 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric cairn on Hamel Down with a boundary stone in the centre
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NW13
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445063
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/82
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77NW13
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX77NW13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346385.
(06/11/1953) A heather and gorse covered mound at SX 7145 7866. It is 17.0 m. in diameter with a maximum height of 0.8 m. Mutilation in the top and south face shows a construction of stones. No trace of ditch. Probable B.A. cairn.
On top of the mound is a modern boundary stone inscribed "DS 1854 Old House".
(10/05/1960) A 25" survey has been made at SX 7145 7865.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric, (1963) (Cartographic). SDV350058.
('A'-SX 71457865; 'B'-SX 71477849) Cairn (NR) (Twice).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 177 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Site visited on 21st July 1972. Cairn, hollow towards centre and dug into from south-east. Cairn is on Hamel Down with diameter 14.5 metres and height 0.9 metres.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 1070 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX77NW (Cartographic). SDV345445.
Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 148 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Two cairns on the south-east extension of the ridge on Hamel Down. This northern cairn of 14.5 metres diameter by 0.8 metres high has been extensively damaged and has a stone inscribed 'Old house' set within a wide central hollow. The name probably refers to a shelter that once existed here constructed out of the cairn stones. Other details: Map 20, Site 14.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Two cairns on Hamel Down were considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 78.
Gerrard, S., 2006, Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites (Cartographic). SDV345607.
National Monuments Record, 2011, 445063 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346388.
Cairn A: heather and gorse covered mound at SX 7145 7865. It is 17.0 metres in diameter with a maximum height of 0.8 metres. Other details: Cairn A.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Cairn' shown as a small circular feature on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 177. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 148. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. 1070. |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV345445 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX77NW. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV345607 | Cartographic: Gerrard, S.. 2006. Dartmoor Nationally Important Sites. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #102344 ] |
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| SDV346385 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX77NW13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV346388 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 445063. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1963). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7521 | Parent of: Boundary Stone within Cairn on Hamel Down (Monument) |
| MDV7522 | Related to: Southern of two cairns on Hamel Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2022 8:30AM |
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