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| HER Number: | MDV25952 |
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| Name: | Alleged enclosure east of Roundhill Farm |
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Summary
Enclosure recorded from aerial photograph in 1985 project. Fieldwork visit in 1988 identified this as natural feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 743 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW163
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 908207
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/166
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Unknown date)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 1301 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 10th December 1946
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Partitioned enclosure visible and recorded. There are two elements, and there are fragments of attached banks at SX61197427 and between SX61197436 and SX61347448. There are three hut circles within this enclosure, one of which is incorporated into the wall of the enclosure, the other two being freestanding but attached to one another. These hut circles should be compared with those in the settlement to the east.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(03/02/1988) The feature depicted and described by the RCHM APP (1985) at SX 61177430 are not visible on the ground. the area, located on a fairly steep E-facing slope above an extensive settlement (SX 67 SW 6), is covered by a thick peat layer and scattered stone spreads.
The AP marks could be caused by shallow erosion gullies and differential vegetation growth; they probably do not indicate the a course of buried walling.
A silted, reed-filled gully which extends from SX 61237439 (adjacent to the pillow mound SX 67 SW 5) down the slope to the marsh at SX 61397447 is, like its neighbour (SX 67 SW 160) probably the result of water erosion.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 1301. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #13982 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6221 | Related to: Settlement south-east of Round Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8627 - Roundhill Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2022 12:13PM |
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