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| HER Number: | MDV9505 |
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| Name: | Cairn north-east of Seven Acre Farm, Bridford |
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Summary
In a field to the east of Seven Acre Lane, Bridford, about 30m away from the road, is a bush-grown cairn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 812 866 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork of Bronze Age cairn on east side of Seven Acre Lane, Bridford
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX88NW6
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 447136
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Rowe, S., 1896, A Perambulation of the Royal Forest of Dartmoor and the venville precincts, 135 (Monograph). SDV249697.
Worth, R. H., 1941, 60th Report on Barrows, 58-59 (Article in Serial). SDV302703.
(SX 81218682; sited from geographical co-ords). A bush grown cairn of between 28 and 30ft diameter, very near a gateway from the lane to the field.
Royal Air Force, 1947 - 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2491, 4282 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346365.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953/1981, SX88NW6, photograph (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV302747.
(04/03/1953) SX 8121 8682. In a field to the east of Seven Acre Lane, Bridford, about 30m away from the road, is a bush-grown cairn. Image included from 1953.
(18/09/1956) Cairn located and surveyed at SX 8125 8669.
(05/10/1981) SX 8125 8669. The cairn is as described in 1953, but is now used as a repository for stone cleared from the field, See ground photograph. Correctly portrayed on 1:2500 plan.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 30 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1981, SX88NW34 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV302749.
SX88NW34 (23/12/1981) This mound may be the cairn placed "south of Heltor" by Rowe.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Cairn visible and recorded.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249697 | Monograph: Rowe, S.. 1896. A Perambulation of the Royal Forest of Dartmoor and the venville precincts. Perambulation of the Forest of Dartmoor. Unknown. 135. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 30. |
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| SDV302703 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1941. 60th Report on Barrows. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 73. Photocopy. 58-59. |
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| SDV302747 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953/1981. SX88NW6. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. photograph. |
| SDV302749 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1981. SX88NW34. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. |
| 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. [Mapped feature: #109792 ] |
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| SDV346365 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947 - 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2491. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 4282. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV130867 | Related to: Cairn recorded (probable duplicate site), Bridford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 22 2022 12:39PM |
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