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| HER Number: | MDV7833 |
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| Name: | Barrow on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior |
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Summary
A circular mound about 7.5 metres in diameter and approximately 1 metre high. Turf covered and possibly undisturbed (10 metres from field boundary on open moor).
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
- SHINE: Earthworks of a Bronze Age ring cairn circa 11 metres west of newtake wall, Skerraton Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76NW32
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444856
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/34
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1976, SX76NW32 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV159741.
(09/11/1976) A circular mound about 7.5 metres in diameter and approximately 1 metre high. Turf covered and possibly undisturbed (10 metres from field boundary on open moor).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 138 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(April 1977) At SX70016529 cairn with top slightly depressed, diameter 7 metres, height 0.6 metres.
The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Unit, 1985, The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV340940.
Not visible on Royal Air Force aerial photograph.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 67, a29 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
A29. Ring cairn. Internal diameter 4.2 metres with bank 0.7 metres wide and 0.15 metres high. Note that Turner's grid reference for this monument differs to that of Grinsell.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV159741 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1976. SX76NW32. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 67, a29. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 138. |
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| SDV340940 | Interpretation: The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Unit. 1985. The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project. The Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England Aerial Photograph Project. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130243 | Related to: Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV130244 | Related to: Cairn on Skerraton Ridge, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7828 | Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7830 | Related to: Site of cairn on Skerraton Down, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV7831 | 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 11:47AM |
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