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| HER Number: | MDV129296 |
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| Name: | Enclosure 'B' at settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Oval enclosure, 110m by 70m and 0.6m hectares, is built on to enclosure 'A' and has a wall, about 1.7m wide in poor condition. It contains three hut circles, average internal diameter 5.5m, walls about 1.4m wide and in very poor condition. Two are freestanding and one is built against the enclosure wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 659 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE16
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/47
- Old SAM County Ref: 282
- Old SAM Ref: 3
- Pastscape: 441396
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, NMR SX6766, 1, 2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147534.
National Monuments Record, 09/04/1980, NMR SX6765 (Aerial Photograph). SDV146067.
Photograph taken on 9th April 1980
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Enclosure shown on 19th century map with seven hut circles.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66NE16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146060.
(05/07/1977) B: SX 67596593. This oval enclosure, 110m by 70m and 0.6m hectares, is built on to enclosure 'A' and has a wall, about 1.7m wide in poor condition. It contains three possibly type II hut circles, average internal diameter 5.5m, walls about 1.4m wide and in very poor condition. Two are freestanding and one is built against the enclosure wall.
There are also two 'D' shaped yards, about 4.5m by 2m internally; a sub rectangular yard, 7m by 6.5m internally, a wall 1.5m wide built of small boulders; and the fragmentary remains of another yard, about 8m by 3m internally. All the yards are built onto the enclosure wall.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Enclosure 'B'. Ovoid enclosure at SX67596593, built into enclosure 'A'. Three Type II hut circles noted in survey.
Griffith, F. M., 1990, DAP/QG, 8, 9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV234504.
Photograph taken on 14th March 1990.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 152-3, Map 57, Figure 57.20 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Enclosure 'B' at the prehistoric settlement at 'Hickaton Hill South-east' was maybe the first constructed. There are two free standing huts near the centre and five of 4.0 to 6.8 metres diameter against the circuit wall as well as a pen.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Central enclosure with five internal hut circles shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146060 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66NE16. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV146067 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 09/04/1980. NMR SX6765. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV147534 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. NMR SX6766. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1, 2. |
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| SDV234504 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1990. DAP/QG. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 8, 9. |
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| 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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| 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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| 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. 152-3, Map 57, Figure 57.20. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127531 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129309 | Parent of: Hut circle within Enclosure 'B' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129310 | Parent of: Hut circle within Enclosure 'B' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129311 | Parent of: Hut circle within Enclosure 'B' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129312 | Parent of: Hut circles and yards on the western boundary of Enclosure 'B' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV5227 | Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129295 | Related to: Enclosure 'A' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV129298 | Related to: Enclosure 'D' at hut circle settlement 250 metres west of Brockhill Ford, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV103636 | Related to: Enclosure on south-east slope of Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV24774 | Related to: Hut Circle '1' to the east of Enclosure 'A' at enclosed settlement south of Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV24773 | Related to: Hut circle 55 metres west of enclosed settlement, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV24775 | Related to: Hut Circle '7' in Enclosure 'D' at enclosed settlement on south side of Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV24691 | Related to: Hut Circle '8' within Enclosure 'D' at enclosed settlement on south side of Hickaton Hill, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV103647 | Related to: Hut circle east of hut circle settlement, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV24782 | Related to: Leat on Hickaton Hill (Monument) |
| MDV5304 | Related to: Possible settlement south of Hickaton Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 4 2022 12:19PM |
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