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HER Number:MDV26912
Name:Alleged enclosure with possible hut, White Hill

Summary

Enclosure with possible hut circle recorded from aerial photograph in 1985. Ground survey in 1998 found no evidence of these features.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 535 840
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX58SW75
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1143694
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/132

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
  • (Former Type) ENCLOSURE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2381 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Enclosure on the north-east slope of White Hill. Possible remains of further enclosure to the south-west. One hut circle incorporated/attached to enclosure wall (1947 aerial).

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(12/07/1998) There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the hut circle depicted on the RCHME APU transcription. The enclosures shown are part of SX 58 SW 57.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV224714Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2381.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV350638Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
  • EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

Date Last Edited:Nov 19 2021 12:58PM