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| HER Number: | MDV56764 |
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| Name: | Enclosure south-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Prehistorice Enclosure (F) south-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor containing one hut circle
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 641 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE108
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/10/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24233
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140710 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 13th April 1995. Simple enclosure forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement. Survives as a 62 metre by 56 metre sub-oval area surrounded by a 2 metre wide and 0.5 metres high orthostatic and rubble wall. One stone hut circle is visible within the enclosure. The enclosure wall has been cut by a Post-Medieval leat and V-shaped animal run.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 157, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Enclosure F is poorly defined with a single hut with the remains of an annexe on the uphill side.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 18/102.053a (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Poorly defined enclosure 62 by 56 metres with a wall 1.5 - 2 metres wide by 0.5 metres high located within a clitter field. The wall is composed of large boulders including some earthfast stones in the south and south-east sectors. A gap in the southern sector may indicate an entrance.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Enclosure shown on survey.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Enclosure depicted on the modern mapping. Doesn't entirely cover the area of the enclosure on the northern side, when compared with the 2010 aerial photography.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Most of the enclosure is visible on aerial photograph.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPTR-22 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(14/09/2020) Condition assessed as good; vegetation growth is having an impact on the enclosure and hut.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Features photographed darting September 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 157, Map 51, Figure 51.1. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 18/102.053a. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140710. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. 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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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #116414 ] |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UPTR-22. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV2410 | Parent of: Hut in enclosure south-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV15290 | Related to: Agglomerated enclosure with huts, Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV52607 | Related to: Ditch or animal run in enclosure, Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV2475 | Related to: Enclosure with hut south-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House (Monument) |
| MDV15291 | Related to: Enclosure with huts and later animal pens, Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV2532 | Related to: Enclosure with huts in Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV2507 | Related to: Enclosure with huts near Trowlesworthy Tor, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2530 | Related to: Enclosure with huts, Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV52635 | Related to: Enclosure within Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV2534 | Related to: Enclosure within Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV15294 | Related to: Enclosures within Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV15292 | Related to: Group of enclosures in Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV2508 | Related to: Hut with annex between enclosures at Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV15293 | Related to: Prehistoric Enclosure (L) within Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV15288 | Related to: Settlement on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 20 2021 8:27AM |
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