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Monument Number 438764
Hob Uid: 438764
Location : Devon South Hams Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5962566868
Summary : A turf-covered stony cairn 9.0m N to S by 8.8m remaining 0.7m high. The flat top of the mound possesses three small, amorphous holes, the results of unrecorded excavations. The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography and visualisations of a Digital Elevation Model derived from the orthomosaic.
More information : A tumulus. (SX 59616684). (1) SX 59626687. A cairn situated on a west facing slope at 325m OD. It consists of a heather-covered mound of stones, 9.0m in diameter and 0.7m high, with a very small depression in the centre. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD. (2-3) Depicted and described by Robertson and Butler. (5-6) SX 59636687. A turf-covered stony cairn 9.0m N to S by 8.8m remaining 0.7m high. The flat top of the mound possesses three small, amorphous holes, the results of unrecorded excavations. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a cist or kerb. (7) The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography and visualisations of a Digital Elevation Model derived from the orthomosaic. It is centred on SX 59627 66869. The cairn mound measures approximately 9.2m in diameter and a narrow transverse hollow in its top is about 3.8m long. Scheduled monument NHLE 1013177. (8-9)

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Source details : Rec 6" (H Breton undated)
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Source details : F1 JGB 27-JUN-77
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Source details : RAF/CPE/UK/2494 4128-9, 11-MAR-1948
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Source details : 05-Dec-91
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Source details : Robertson JG THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PLYM VALLEY Unpublished PhD Thesis Edinburgh University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 04-MAR-2002 EH Field Investigation
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Source details : Historic England SfM Orthomosaic 30-MAR-2021
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Historic England SfM DSM 30-MAR-2021
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age, Uncertain
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Cairn, Hollow, Round Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10678
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DV 500
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 NE 93
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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 : MDV3342
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1977-06-27
End Date : 1977-06-27

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 438764