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| HER Number: | MDV7988 |
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| Name: | Cairn in Ausewell Woods, south-east of Ausewell Rocks |
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Summary
Western cairn of a pair south-east of Ausewell Rocks. Recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1960. Measures 18m in diameter. This had a flat crest with a dry stone wall around the summit, only a small length of this now survives on the west side. The crude dry stone wall around the western cairn, obviously modern, survives as a semi-circular enclosure on the west side of the cairn's flat top.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 734 717 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SW11
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445275
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/16
- Old SAM County Ref: 476B
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1922, 41st Report of the Barrow Committee, 69-70 fig. (Article in Serial). SDV231132.
Diameter 15.5m, height 2.1m. Siting slope. Cairn with top encircled in modern stone wall.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX77SW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV301229.
Tumuli [O.E.] [SX 7347 7174 and SX 7354 7173] (1906 OS map).
(24/03/1960) Western cairn: This had a flat crest with a dry stone wall around the summit, only a small length of this now survives on the west side.
Cairn diameter at base, 51' 6"; at top 28' 6"; and height 7ft.
(18/05/1960) The two cairns are as described above except that both have diameter of 18.0m.
The crude dry stone wall around the western cairn, obviously modern, survives as a semi-circular enclosure on the west side of the cairn's flat top.
A 25" survey has been made.
Ancient Monuments, 1961, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV301227.
(August 1961) Cairn near Ausewell Rocks. Height 1.829m, and diameter 16.46m. Fairly regular but with some disturbance on top. At edge of woodland.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric, (1964) (Cartographic). SDV350058.
(SX 7347 7174; SX 7354 7173) Cairns (NR).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 132 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.
Visited 23/05/1984.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on RAF photos.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231132 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1922. 41st Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 54. 69-70 fig.. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 132. |
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| SDV301227 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1961. Schedule note. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV301229 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX77SW11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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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| SDV343082 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1984. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1964). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8019 | Related to: Cairn in Ausewell Woods, south-east of Ausewell Rocks (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 1 2022 1:53PM |
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