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HER Number: | MDV129344 |
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Name: | Enclosure to the north-east of prehistoric settlement, Dean Prior |
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Summary
Enclosure 'F' to the west of Enclosures 'B' and 'C' at 'Gripper's Hill' (Butler)
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 681 648 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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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 | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE1
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/446
- Pastscape: 441740
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 145-7, Map 57, Figure 57.15 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Enclosure 'F' on the lower slopes to the east of the settlement probably contains a hut '16' attached to the eastern wall since reduced to a curved line of slabs. None of the many breaks in the circuit walls retain original features.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Enclosure visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Part of enclosure shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441740, SX66SE1 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 30 th June 1977. On the south slopes of Gripper's Hill at 310-325 metres OD is a settlement which consists of three contiguous enclosures containing eight huts.
Sources / Further Reading
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. 145-7, Map 57, Figure 57.15. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #127604 ] |
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SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441740, SX66SE1. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV129321 | Related to: Enclosure 'B' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
MDV129322 | Related to: Enclosure 'C' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
MDV129323 | Related to: Enclosure 'D' within prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
MDV5742 | Related to: Prehistoric settlement east of Zeal gully, Dean Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 24 2020 1:49PM |
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