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| HER Number: | MDV7831 |
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| Name: | Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Skerraton Down '2' (Butler) one of four cairns destroyed by agriculture on Skerraton Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 700 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76NW31
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444855
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/33/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Robinson, R., 1976, Dean Prior Barrows (Worksheet). SDV346527.
(09/11/1976) A circular mound about 5 metres in diameter and approximately 1.0 metre high. Turf covered and apparently undisturbed (4 metres from field boundary).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Four cairns sited on a hill slope visited June 1977. Cairn at SX 70076524 diameter 5 metres, height 0.5 metres.
Greeves, T., 1980, Cairns on Skerraton Down (Worksheet). SDV159807.
Site visited on 2nd May 1980. Barrow now destroyed to ground level by agricultural operations.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 161, Map 57 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Skerraton Down '2' cairn at SX70076524 is one of four cairns destroyed by clearance since 1977.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV159807 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1980. Cairns on Skerraton Down. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 161, Map 57. |
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| SDV346527 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1976. Dean Prior Barrows. Worksheet. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7833 | Related to: Barrow on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7829 | Related to: Cairn 170 meters east of Skerraton Gate, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV48850 | Related to: Ring cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7828 | Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7832 | Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2022 12:00PM |
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