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| HER Number: | MDV132270 |
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| Name: | Alleged site of stone circle, Dendles |
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Summary
This feature has not been identified in the general area of the grid reference. The ridge top, once heavily afforested, has been cleared and is slowly reverting to open moorland as part of a planned conservation scheme. There are numerous earthfast boulders in the area but most were disturbed or unearthed when the moorland was deep-ploughed for the forestry plantation in the late 1950s. Investigated as part of the RCHME Hawns and Dendles project in 1997. Collections number 1088517.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 615 627 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW34
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442264
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STONE CIRCLE? (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 3054-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Nothing visible on air photographs.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SW34 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV157273.
(SX 615628) Previously considered to be the site of a stone circle but now said to be known (R. H. Worth, 09/12/1948).
(10/08/1977) No trace of a stone circle could be found in the area, which is now afforested.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1998, Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV346246.
(27/02/1998) Alleged site of stone circle. This feature has not been identified in the general area of the grid reference. The ridge top, once heavily afforested, has been cleared and is slowly reverting to open moorland as part of a planned conservation scheme. There are numerous earthfast boulders in the area but most were disturbed or unearthed when the moorland was deep-ploughed for the forestry plantation in the late 1950s.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3054-5. |
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| SDV157273 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SW34. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV346246 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1998. Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #135131 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4276 | Related to: Cairn in Dendles Waste, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4965 - Hawns and Dendles, Cornwood: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 28 2022 9:03AM |
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