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| HER Number: | MDV53035 |
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| Name: | Enclosure in settlement north-west of Crockern Farm, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Enclosure of 54 metres by 45 metres with walls 1 metre wide by 0.3 metres high containing two internal and one external hut circles within the settlement to the north-west of Crockern Farm
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 609 759 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/48/10
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67NW61
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Oval enclosure shown on 19th century map with two internal and one external hut circles..
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67NW61, SX67NW61 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV266778.
Visited on 4th September 1950. Enclosure 'K'. Rude wall composed of boulders and slabs of granite. Very poor in places but still traceable. Average height 0.5 metre, 1 metre wide. Correct as shown on 6" OS field sheet.
Visited on 22 December 1979. Enclosure measures 54.4 metres north-west by south-east by 45.6 metres transversely. Perimeter visible as large spaced boulders up to 1 metre across and generally protruding through the turf to a height of 0.3 metres. Entrance could not be determined.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 62, Map 29 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Settlement '3' at the 'West Dart Settlements' is a curvilinear enclosure containing two hut circles of 3 metres and 4 metres diameter with a third larger dwelling of 5.0 metres diameter outside the southern wall which has been dug into at some time.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Enclosure shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
'Enclosure and Hut Circles' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 62, Map 29. |
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| SDV266778 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67NW61. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW61. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138476 ] |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV53029 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Crockern Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV53030 | Parent of: Hut circle in settlement north-west of Crockern Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5898 | Part of: Hut circle settlement 230 metres north-west of Crockern Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5897 | Related to: Hut circle settlement and field system south-east of Beardown Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8643 - Beardown Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 10 2022 9:13AM |
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