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| HER Number: | MDV132876 |
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| Name: | Enclosure on Broad Down |
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Summary
A small rectangular enclosure of prehistoric date on Broad Down. It measures 6.3m by 9.5m with walls surviving to a height of 0.7m. There is no obvious entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 635 812 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: SX68SW136
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050316
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6381/4, 277 (Aerial Photograph). SDV262361.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(15/01/1996) A small, rectangular enclosure is situated on the right bank of the East Dart River, centred at SX 6358 8124. It lies on the edge of a clitter-strewn slope, close to the river. The enclosure measures 6.3m N-S and 9.5m E-W. The walls survive as one course of moorstone blocks, 0.7m high and 0.4m wide, with no obvious entrance. The western wall contains three large earthfast boulders. A possible internal division lies in the western end. (1).The enclosure is clearly visible on large-scale aerial photographs.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262361 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6381/4. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 277. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #137380 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132878 | Related to: Hut circle on Broad Down (Monument) |
| MDV6802 | Related to: Hut circle settlement south-east of Winney's Down Brook (Monument) |
| MDV132877 | Related to: Two hut circles on Broad Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2022 10:13AM |
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