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| HER Number: | MDV27845 |
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| Name: | Triangular enclosure north-west of Water Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Small triangular enclosure of 0.2 hectares on west side of Water Hill surrounded by a bank 1.9 metres wide by 0.5 metres high with an internal division
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 815 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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
- SHINE: Triangular Bronge Age enclosure site north-west of Water Hill, with no sign of habitation
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE212
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 919971
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/262
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Visible on aerial photograph.
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6681, 5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352768.
Photograph taken on 18th May 1977.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Irregular enclosure visible in a depression below Hurston Ridge.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/11/1992) Centred SX 66838155. A small triangular enclosure of 0.2ha in area is situated on the moderate west-facing slope of Water Hill under heather cover. It is of probable prehistoric origin and it may be associated with the cluster of 14 hut circles (SX 68 SE 20) situated 230m to the south west.
It comprises a turf-covered earth and stone bank which is up to 1.9m wide and 0.5m high; there is no evidence of an entrance. It has been levelled into the slope and the interior is sub-divided into two unequal parts. There is no trace of habitation sites.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
Visible on Lidar data.
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). |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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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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| SDV352768 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6681. Unknown. 5. |
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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6676 | Related to: Hut circle settlement south of Assycombe Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 11 2022 4:25PM |
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