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HER Number:MDV27422
Name:Alleged enclosure; unlikely feature

Summary

Two possible enclosures, or one agglomerated enclosure recorded from 1945 aerial image in 1985 project. There was no trace found during MPP field investigation but there was evidence of general stone cutting; unlikely feature.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 631 926
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX69SW121
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409115
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/168

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Former Type) ENCLOSURE? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5364-5366 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.

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

Remains of what may have been two enclosures, or one agglomerated enclosure.

Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.

(Undated; 1996-98) The County Sites and Monuments Record notes an unclassified enclosure on Cawsand Hill. There was no trace of it found during field investigation, but there was evidence of general stone cutting.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145710Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown.
SDV229649Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5364-5366.
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. [Mapped feature: #14966 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 12 2022 10:15AM