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Monument Number 1360261

Hob Uid: 1360261
Location :
Devon
South Hams
Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5910763752
Summary :

A disturbed cairn and recumbent boundary stone on the moderate SW flank of Shell Top. The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.

More information :

Cairn depicted and described by Robertson. (1)

Cairn and boundary stone depicted and described by Butler. (2)

SX 59116376. A disturbed cairn and recumbent boundary stone on the moderate SW flank of Shell Top.
The cairn measures 6.7m N to S by 7.0m and stands a maximum of 0.9m high. The centre is occupied by two amorphous hollows. There is no evidence to suggest the former presence of a cist or kerb.
Adjacent to the SW fringe of the cairn is a recumbent boundary stone 1.5m long, a maximum of 0.55m wide and 0.2m thick. The exposed face displays the inscribed letters 'B' and 'C'. (3)

The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. It is centred on SX 59109 63753. The cairn mound measures approximately 9.2m in diameter. A hollow in the top of the cairn measures about 2.2m across. The post-medieval boundary stone is at SX 59105 63751 on the south-west edge of the cairn. (4-5)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Robertson JG 1991 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PLYM VALLEY Unpublished PhD Thesis Edinburgh University
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Source details : Butler J 1994 DARTMOOR ATLAS OF ANTIQUITIES Vol 3 - The South West
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Source details : Probert SAJ 23-MAY-2002 EH Field Investigation
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Source details : LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 25-FEB-2019
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : Historic England SfM Orthomosaic 30-MAR-2021
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Cairn, Round Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument Type : Boundary Stone
Evidence : Structure
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 SE 223
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External Cross Reference Source : OASIS ID
External Cross Reference Number : nmr1-512111
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Dartmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MDV56855
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External Cross Reference Source : HER Number (Dartmoor National Park)
External Cross Reference Number : MDV56860
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20