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| HER Number: | MDV113635 |
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| Name: | Fragmentary wall south-west of Venford Reservoir Dam |
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Summary
Fragmentary field wall lying on a slight shelf in the hillside to the south of Venford Reservoir. Measures 1.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres high, curves away north-east from the hut MDV129726.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 682 704 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE263
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE278
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1087661
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1353904
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 187-9, Map 60, Figure 60.9 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Remains of Enclosure 'B' includes an arc of stones cut through by the Holne Moor leat at 'Venford Valley South farmsteads'. A single hut circle is in the centre of the remaining circuit wall.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(08/12/1996) Centred SX 6825 7044. A hut circle and fragmentary field wall lie on a slight shelf in the hillside to the south of Venford Reservoir. The hut at SX 6825 7042 is relatively small with an internal diameter of 3.5 metres and is terraced into the slope. There is no obvious entrance. A short section of contemporary field wall, 1.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres high, curves away north-east from the hut.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Section of enclosure wall shown on survey.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1020095 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
The monument includes a stone hut circle and a length of boundary walling situated on a gentle north east facing slope on Holne Moor, overlooking Venford Reservoir. The stone hut circle survives as an earthwork bank surrounding a circular internal area measuring 4 metres in diameter. The surrounding wall measures 1 metre wide and stands up to 0.7 metres high. Leading north from the stone hut circle is a length of rubble walling measuring 1.3 metres wide and 0.6 metres high.
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. [Mapped feature: #126703 ] |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 187-9, Map 60, Figure 60.9. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1020095. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129726 | Parent of: Hut south-west of Venford Reservoir Dam (Monument) |
| MDV25399 | Related to: Holne Moor Leat (Monument) |
| MDV113643 | Related to: Two clearance cairns south-west of the Venford Reservoir Dam, Holne (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 16 2022 1:56PM |
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