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Monument Number 438797

Hob Uid: 438797
Location :
Devon
South Hams
Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX5962765771
Summary :

The remains of Bronze Age cairn with a cist. The cairn measures 5.6m in diameter and 0.6m in height with a few stones of a cairn circle 3.2m in diameter remaining on the west side. The cist is 1.2m by 0.4m and 0.5m deep with a coverstone 1.6m by 1.1m at its maximum. It is aligned north north west-south south east. 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 59646577) Cists (NR) (One of a group of five
cists). (1)

A cist comprised of two side stones, one end stone and a
coverstone (Plan). The cist had been covered by a barrow which
lay in a 10ft 6ins diameter cairn circle. Excavations in 1900
yielded no results. (2)

On the slope north of Hen Tor at 395.0m OD is the remains of a
cairn with a cist. The cairn measures 5.6m in diameter and 0.6m in
height with a few stones of a cairn circle 3.2m in diameter
remaining on the west side. The cist is 1.2m by 0.4m and 0.5m
deep with a coverstone 1.6m by 1.1m at its maximum. It is aligned
north north west - south south east.

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

Scheduled. (4)

Sx 59636577. 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 59628 65772. The cairn mound measures approximately 4.8m in diameter. Scheduled monument NHLE 1012214. (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-2002 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 : SMR Number (Devonshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 169
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10653
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 56 NE 104
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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 : MDV3492
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Related Activities :
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1890-01-01
End Date : 1890-12-31
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