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Dartmoor Site: Assycombe Hill S.1 (duplicate) Reported Cairn

Assycombe Hill S.1 (duplicate) Reported Cairn

Database entries

OS Map: SX 6627 8016
OS Source: HER
Alternate name: Assycombe Hill S.1 (duplicate)
Short Name: CN:Assycombe4
Exist: Yes
Record: Duplicate
Record Source: HER
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 7.9 - 8.6 x 0.65
Lidar: SX 6627 8016
Nearby sites: SX 6627 8016

Notes

NMR 916309 clearly refers to Butler's Assycombe Hill S.1 & S.2. The entry refers to Butler's coverage Vol 2 p. 26. It is clear from Butler that the NGR is SX 662 812. This is clear both from the listingat the end of Vol2 as well as from where they are marked on Butler's Map 26. The text states "The proximity of these two cairns on te summit of the ridge 400 m to the suth-west suggests these may have been the burial mounds of the community" i.e the Assycombe Hill South settlement. However, the NGR given in the NMR is SX 662802 which is 1 km to the south! This error has resulted in duplicate entries for the HER which has this pair of cairns at both locations. HER 54601 & 54602 are duplicates (with incorrect NGRs) of 61309 & 61310.

UPDATE 31/12/2022. HER record 54602 has been deleted. This duplicate record will be left in place - as it explains the duplication.

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