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Monument Number 438791

Hob Uid: 438791
Location :
Devon
South Hams
Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5956265799
Summary :

A Bronze Age cairn and cist. The cairn measures 4.7m in diameter and 0.5m high. The cist, aligned north west to south east, measures 0.8m by 0.4m and is 0.3m deep. A probable coverstone 2.0m to the north measures 0.9m by 0.7m. The Bronze Age cairn and cist, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as a structure and earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography and visualisations of a Digital Elevation Model derived from the orthomosaic. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.

More information :

(SX 5967 6579) Cists (NR) (One of a group of five
cists). (1)

A cist with its coverstone missing (Plan). (2)

On the scrub covered slope north of Hen Tor at approximately
388.0m OD is a cairn and cist. The cairn measures 4.7m in
diameter and 0.5m high. The cist, aligned north west to south
east, measures 0.8m by 0.4m and is 0.3m deep. A probable
coverstone 2.0m to the north measures 0.9m by 0.7m.

Revised at 1:10 000 on PFD. (3)

Scheduled. (4)

This feature remains as described by Authority 3. (5)

Depicted and described by Butler. (6)

The Bronze Age cairn and cist, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as a structure and earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography and visualisations of a Digital Elevation Model derived from the orthomosaic. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. It is centred on SX 59564 65801. The cairn mound measures approximately 2.3m by 1.5m on plan. Scheduled monument NHLE 1012213. (7-8)

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Source details : OS 6" 1954
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Source details : F1 NJA 20-DEC-78
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Source details : 29-Nov-91
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Source details : Probert SAJ 15-JAN-2001 EH Field Investigation
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Source details : Butler J 1994 DARTMOOR ATLAS OF ANTIQUITIES Vol 3 - The South West
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Source details : Historic England SfM Orthomosaic 30-MAR-2021
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Source details : Historic England SfM DSM 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, Cist
Evidence : Structure, Earthwork
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10652
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 NE 102
External Cross Reference Notes :
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 : MDV3490
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1978-12-20
End Date : 1978-12-20
Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-02-14
End Date : 2002-12-20