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| HER Number: | MDV26331 |
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| Name: | ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Possible enclosure incorporated in a reave of reave system SX67NE/106. Visible on 1946 RAF aerial at SX 6967 7539.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric settlement on Jordan Ball including a parallel reave system, enclosures and hut circles
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/188
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV312196.
Dcra widecombe survey/(1979)vol iv 736/plan. Vis=22/6/1979 (dcra). There are two main curved lines of enclosure about 30 yards apart. Just beyond the northern section of the furthest one, near the wall of field no 1367, is an area of small humps, vaguely circular, with a diameter of some 16 paces. See plan on worksheet.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1312 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible enclosure incorporated in a reave of reave system SX67NE/106. Visible on 1946 RAF aerial at SX 6967 7539.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 139-140, Map 19.1 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Depicted by Butler; an additional hut is shown to the west, at around SX69682 75430 (this could not be seen on aerial photographs to confirm / plot on map. Richards, A. F., 25/06/2018).
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1312. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 139-140, Map 19.1. |
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| SDV312196 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV15076 | Part of: Settlement on Jordan Ball (Monument) |
| MDV26150 | Related to: HUT CIRCLE in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2023 2:59PM |
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