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Monument Number 441670
Hob Uid: 441670
Location : Devon South Hams Shaugh Prior
Grid Ref : SX6094666728
Summary : Bronze Age cairn and cist. The cairn is 5m in diameter by 0.3m high with a retaining kerb on its northern side. The cist is 0.8m long by 0.7m wide. Scheduled.A cist set in an ill-defined slight mound. The cist at ground surface level measures internally 1.2m by from 0.6m to 0.8m wide. It is infilled with turf and a large stone - possibly a coverstone. The cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
More information : (SX 60956673) Cist (NR) (1) Cist (listed as 'D' by Worth) found at Deadman's Bottom Langcombe, by Mr Button. Internal dimensions, lenght 3 feet 8 inches, width 2 feet. The stones are barely visible above grass level. The cover stone is missing. (2) This cist is situated on a west slope at about 390 OD. It is as planned by Worth and measures 1.2m long by 0.8m wide. There are unsurveyeable traces of an a associated cairn possibly 5.0m in diameter and 0.1m in height. Surveyed at 1:10000 on PFD. (3) Bronze Age cairn and cist. The cairn is 5m in diameter by 0.3m high with a retaining kerb on its northern side. The cist is 0.8m long b 0.7m wide. Scheduled. (4) A cist set in an ill-defined slight mound. The cist at ground surface level measures internally 1.2m by from 0.6m to 0.8m wide. It is infilled with turf and a large stone - possibly a coverstone (5) The Bronze Age cairn, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as an earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. It is centred on SX 60947 66730. The cairn mound measures approximately 5.5m in diameter. Scheduled monument NHLE 1012292. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1968
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Source details : (R Hansford Worth)
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Source details : F1 NVQ 13-SEP-78
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Source details : Scheduled Monument Notification 03-jul-2000
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Source details : Fletcher M. 28-Feb-2002 English Heritage Field Investigation
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 25-FEB-2019
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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 : Cist, Cairn, Round Cairn
Evidence : Earthwork, Structure

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DV 504
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 10676
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 66 NW 38
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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 : MDV5086
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1978-09-13
End Date : 1978-09-13

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 441670