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| HER Number: | MDV13075 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric enclosure with hut circles north-east of Addicombe, Harford |
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Summary
Small prehistoric Enclosure 'D' (Butler) of irregular shape and visible on the aerial photographs with two hut circles
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 583 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX65NW59
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572301
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/142
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/9/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1139-40 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Sub-rectangular enclosure visible on air photos visible at SX64935837 on a south-western slope. It measures circa 28m by 23m and appears to be bisected by a later track. There appears to be a second enclosure some 80m the south-west of the sub-rectangular enclosure. This is also sub-rectangular, measuring some 25m by 19m.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Enclosure and hut circles visible on aerial photograph.
Hankin, C. F., 1977-1980, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.
East of Addicombe: on rock-strewn ground sloping south-westward; north of the spring which supplies the Addicombe Stream with water. Bracken grows thickly in this area.
(Visited 16/12/1976). A small enclosure of irregular shape. The walls are large stones in disorder - perhaps smaller stones have been removed for other purposes. The wall at the lower west side has practically disappeared and the only worthwhile measurement is the north-south diameter, which measures approximately 18 metres.
There are large stones scattered within the enclosed area. A hawthorn tree grows amongst the stones in the eastern wall. At the south-east there is a stone standing 0.90 metres high which may be a gate-post. An air photograph taken in 1945 shows an enclosure in this area. Altitude 274 metres (900 foot contour).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible enclosure which appears faintly on the 1940s Royal Air Force aerial photographs. This enclosure is less than 0.1 hectare in area. This enclosure is close to another possible enclosure (MDV13076). Visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 16-18, Map 53, Figure 53.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Small Enclosure 'D' to the south-west of Enclosure 'C' is damaged and overgrown but contains two small hut circles.
GetMapping PLC, 2015, 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359717.
Fragments of enclosure wall and possible hut identified.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149931 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1980. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. |
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1139-40. |
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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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| 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. 16-18, Map 53, Figure 53.1. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125591 ] |
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| SDV359717 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping PLC. 2015. 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution). 2015 Aerial Photograph. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128274 | Parent of: Eastern hut circle within prehistoric enclosure north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128273 | Parent of: Western hut circle within prehistoric enclosure north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128272 | Related to: Eastern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure to the north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13076 | Related to: Enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128193 | Related to: Northern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128275 | Related to: Possible cairn 50 metres to the north-east of two prehistoric enclosures, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13093 | Related to: Possible cairn situated 300 metres north of Addicombe Ruins, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV26421 | Related to: Possible hut circle east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV2839 | Related to: Prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV25320 | Related to: Prehistoric settlement to north-east of East Combeshead farm, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128194 | Related to: Southern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV128271 | Related to: Western hut circle in prehistoric enclosure to the north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2021 1:33PM |
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