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| HER Number: | MDV132277 |
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| Name: | Circular earthwork, Riddon Ridge |
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Summary
A circular depression enclosed by an earthern bank measuring 10m in diameter and 1m deep. The enclosing bank is 6.2m wide and 0.8m high. The date and function if the earthwork is uncertain.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 772 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE124
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 912712
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
'Cairn' marked on the map overlay; no photograph reference or detail given.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(27/08/1992) SX 66347723. A circular depression enclosed by a substantial, predominantly earthen bank, lies near the crest of the north-facing flank of Riddon Ridge 230m south of the Postbridge to Widecombe road.
It measures 10.0m in internal diameter and the floor is up to 1.0m below the surrounding ground surface.
Internally three small slit-trench depressions occur in what is essentially a flat bottom and some stones are visible. The enclosing bank, 6.2m wide and up to 0.8m high, is broken by a possible entrance on the west and it has been disturbed by animal burrows. The origin and function of this feature is not immediately apparent though it is probably the result of military or tinning activity. There does not appear to be any published antiquarian interest in this site.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 28 2022 3:00PM |
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