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| HER Number: | MDV103560 |
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| Name: | Enclosure 300 metres south-east of the O Brook |
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Summary
Remains of a probable Bronze Age enclosure south-east of the O Brook, Holne, comprising around 100 metres of stoney bank, truncated by later streamworkings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 665 708 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: The fragmentary remains of a probable Bronze Age enclosure truncated by streamworkings south-east of the O Brook, Holne
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE227
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1072559
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC? (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(13/01/1997) Centred SX 66647090. The fragmentary remains of a Bronze Age enclosure are truncated by the streamworkings on the right bank of Yonder Dry Lake some 300 metres upstream from its confluence with the O Brook. All that now remains is approximately 100 metres of curving stoney bank 1.2 metres wide and a maximum of 0.6 metres high. The 0.3 hectares enclosed by this feature is scarred by shell craters and slight earthworks belonging to the nearby tinning remains.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12989 | Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement 350m south-west of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV61479 | Related to: Enclosure 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. Holne (Monument) |
| MDV61488 | Related to: Enclosure 590 metres west of Horn's Cross, Holne (Monument) |
| MDV103596 | Related to: Group of cairns 40 metres south of enclosure on Holne Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 10:35AM |
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