Guide to the Monuments on Okehampton Range
Table of Ritual and Burial Monuments on Okehampton Range
The following table lists the records currently in this Guide Map. For an explantion of the Guide Maps and a table of all 62 Guide Maps, follow this link: Guide List Table. Introductory text will be added to each guide list in 2025. Notes on duplication and omissions will appear below the table once checks have been finalised.
| Guide # | Butler | SiteID | Site Name | ShortName | Record Source | Map | Turner | HER | Photo | Unique? | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42.9 | 1331 | Okement Hill N. Reported Cairn | CN?OkementN | Butler | SX6030088000 | n/a | N | Unique | 1 | |
| 2 | 42.9 | 1332 | Okement Hill Summit Reported Cairn | CNxOkementSum | Butler | SX6030087700 | MDV4369 | N | Unique | 1 | |
| 3 | 4416 | Cranmere Pool Ancient Pool | PO:Cranmere | Greeves | SX6032385829 | MDV4381 | N | Unique | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3008 | Kneeset Nose Reported Cist | CT?KneesetNose | HER | SX5880086500 | MDV7727 | N | Unique | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4251 | Great Kneeset Cairn | CN:GreatKnees | HER | SX5834786242 | MDV103608 | N | Unique | 1 | ||
| 6 | 43.14 | 1365 | Green Tor Reported Cairn | CNxGreen Tor | Butler | SX5642086140 | MDV131764 | N | Unique | 1 | |
| 7 | 2567 | Lower Duna Goat Clearance Cairn | CN?LowerDuna | Grinsell | SX5565086220 | MDV3170 | N | Unique | 1 |
Notes on possible duplications and omissions
Okement Hill N. Reported Cairn: This Butler record originates from Crossing. A reference to two cairns location unknown which can't be located today. Not worth adding to the HER but kept here for completion.Okement Hill Summit The grid refrence for this HER entry MDV4369 has a typo in it or a missing digit. The record refers to an account by Crossing as listed by Grinsell as LYDFORD 5a with a grid reference "roughly" of SX 603 877. This grid reference fits with the summit of Okehampton Hill. The HER record has a probable 8-digit grid reference in the notes, namely, SX 6025878. It is missing the last digit i.e. SX 6025 878? which matches Grinsell. The grid reference for the HER record is given as SX 602 587 which is south Dartmoor near Cornwood.
PS. These notes are to assist untangling complicated records and are neither permanent nor a criticism of the HER who do a fantastic job! The author finds it easier to systematically work through these records (2000+ of them) and add these notes, which are then to be communicated with the HER, if appropriate, it is a pragmatic way of dealing with lots of data without continually stopping and starting.
Okehampton Range Guide Map
Guidance for walkers: The monuments featured in this database are archaeological treasures and need to be protected and preserved - please do not disturb any sites. Please check access and firing times before visiting sites, not all sites listed are on open access land. Firing ranges and boundaries of open access areas are marked on the OL28 OS Dartmoor Explorer map. Please stick to the country code and consider giving support to the numerous agencies that help to keep Dartmoor a fabulous natural and historic environment!
List of Ritual and Burial Monuments on Okehampton Range
Okement Hill N. Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 60300 88000
NMR record: SX 68 NW 42
HER: No record found
ShortName: CN?OkementN
Butler map: 42.9
Notes: Butler: Crossing recorded two more cairns in the area". The NMR record has a slightly different guessed NGR.
Nearby sites: SX60308800
Okement Hill Summit Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 60300 87700
NMR record: SX 68 NW 42
HER record: MDV4369
ShortName: CNxOkementSum
Butler map: 42.9
Grinsell: LYD 5a
Notes: Doubtful - probable peat stack. NGR supplied by Grinsell.
Nearby sites: SX60308770
Cranmere Pool Ancient Pool
OS Map: SX 60323 85829
NMR: No record found
HER record: MDV4381
ShortName: PO:Cranmere
Notes: "Recorded in the early 20th century as a possible holy well, it is one of the examples suggested by Greeves (2019) to potentially have Prehistoric origins."
Nearby sites: SX60328583
Kneeset Nose Reported Cist
OS Map: SX 58800 86500
NMR record: SX 58 NE 60
HER record: MDV7727
PMD: Great Kneeset
ShortName: CT?KneesetNose
Notes: A cist is recorded on Kneeset Nose by the County Sites and Monuments Record. It was not found during field investigation although two walkers knew of the cist, perhaps at a nearby location.
Nearby sites: SX58808650
Great Kneeset Cairn
OS Map: SX 58347 86242
NMR record: SX 58 NE 39
HER record: MDV103608
ShortName: CN:GreatKnees
Nearby sites: SX58358624
Green Tor Reported Cairn
OS Map: SX 56420 86140
NMR record: SX 58 NE 38
HER record: MDV131764
ShortName: CNxGreen Tor
Butler map: 43.14
Notes: "Turf and heather covered mound on the right bank of Green Tor Water, to the southeast of Green Tor. It is situated between areas of extensive peat cuttings and streamworkings and may be associated with either of these two activities.". Probably not a cairn. Entry on HER added in June 2024.
Nearby sites: SX56428614
Lower Duna Goat Clearance Cairn
OS Map: SX 55650 86220
NMR record: SX 58 NE 3
HER record: MDV3170
ShortName: CN?LowerDuna
Grinsell: LYD 4
Notes: uncertain whether prehistoric or an industrial spoil heap
Nearby sites: SX55658622
Page last updated 10/12/24