MDE12859 - Probable Bronze Age burial cairn on Cheriton Ridge (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Small circular feature approximately 150 metres west of stone setting on Cheriton Ridge. Possible hut circle. The feature's visibility is fair on the 1947 aerial photograph. [1,2] SS 74792 44303. A cairn prominently situated at about 375 metres above Ordnance Datum on the western edge of a slight plateau in the centre of Cheriton Ridge. The area is predominantly heather with a scattering of rough grass and bracken. The cairn, obviously the feature seen by McDonnell, is evident as a well-formed heather covered mound, 6 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres in maximum height. Probing revealed stone just below the surface. A small irregular hollow in the northeast quadrant may be robbing. Its situation, form and content suggest it as a prehistoric cairn. Surveyed at 1:2500. [3] This site is mentioned in the 2013 report by Hazel Riley, a field survey and synthesis of previous projects in the Hoaroak Valley, funded by the Exmoor Moorland Landscape Partnership Scheme. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980. 4077 (April 1947).
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS7444d.
- <3> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 13 September 1994.
- <4> SEM8028 Report: Riley, H.. 2013. Hoaroak Valley: Historic landscape survey and analysis. 29.
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1044121, Extant 18 January 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1044121 (Pastscape entry: 1044121)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR (Devonshire): SS74SW/101
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 18185
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20825
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW131
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1044121
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7479 4430 (54m by 56m) |
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Map sheet | SS74SW |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 18 2022 12:52PM
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