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HER Number:MDV133253
Name:Enclosure within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Enclosure of 20 metres by 19 metres with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high within the large settlement west of Little Mis Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 557 763
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/38/5
  • Old SAM Ref: 28788(P)
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NE23

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Large circle shown on 19th century map with a hut circle to the east.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX57NE23, SX57NE23 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV237029.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143912 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 16th November 1994. The enclosure leads from Hut 'b' and survives as a 20 metres long by 19 metres wide circular area surrounded by a 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high rubble bank, except on the south-east side where it survives as a buried feature.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 69-71, Map 30, Figure 30.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Small Enclosure 'E' with up to five huts is incomplete but the gap was probably closed originally at 'Little Mis Tor West 1' settlement.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

West side of enclosure visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

West side of enclosure shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1016148 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 69-71, Map 30, Figure 30.3.
SDV237029Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX57NE23. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX57NE23.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143912.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #138676 ]
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016148.

Associated Monuments

MDV4611Part of: Hut circle settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57401Related to: Field system forming part of settlement west of Little Mis Tor (Monument)
MDV57399Related to: Hut circle 'a' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133248Related to: Hut circle 'b' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133249Related to: Hut circle 'c' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133250Related to: Hut circle 'd' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133251Related to: Hut circle 'e' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV133252Related to: Hut circle 'f' within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57398Related to: Hut circle within settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 25 2022 11:28AM