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| HER Number: | MDV26453 |
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| Name: | Alleged hut and enclosure in forest north of Bellever Tor |
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Summary
A hut circle, enclosure and bank were alleged at this location from an air photo but field investigation could not locate these features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 762 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE217
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 890991
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/236
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2462-2463 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Oval enclosure with a hut circle in the north. It is attached to a bank in the south. It is within a forest as marked on 1954 os 1:10560 map, but is visible as an apparent vegetation mark within the new plantations on RAF 1946 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(20/10/1993) Centred SX 65487628. Hut circle, enclosure and field boundary (RCHME APP 1985).
There is no ground evidence to confirm the presence of the features depicted on the RCHME APU transcription. The area described by the NGR lies in a dense coniferous plantation with much debris obscuring the forest floor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2462-2463. |
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| 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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| 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. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 11:02AM |
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