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| HER Number: | MDV133673 |
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| Name: | Enclosure 'D' within settlement north-east of Wedlake Farm, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Enclosure 'D' indicated by a section of walling and covering a group of tinner's pits on the east side of the settlement to the north-east of Wedlake Farm and to the west of Colly Brook
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 540 777 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Enclosures & Hut Circles' shown on early 20th century map. One hut circle shown in this area.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Curving line of stones visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 87-88, Map 31, Figure 31.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Enclosure 'D' at Wedlake settlement is defined by a curving wall on the east side of the settlement. The walls are fragmentary and seem to have been poorly built with small stones piled against a single line of slabs. Tinner's excavations take up part of the interior of this riverside enclosure.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Curving wall shown on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 87-88, Map 31, Figure 31.4. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139577 ] |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4106 | Part of: Hut circle settlement 200 metres north-east of Wedlake Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV133670 | Related to: Enclosure 'A' within settlement north-east of Wedlake Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV133671 | Related to: Enclosure 'B' within settlement north-east of Wedlake Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV133672 | Related to: Enclosure 'C' within settlement north-east of Wedlake Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV133674 | Related to: Tinner's extraction pits within enclosure 'D' at the settlement north-east of Wedlake Farm, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8292 - Survey of the prehistoric settlements north and south of Wedlake
- EDV8415 - Excavation at settlement near Wedlake Farm
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2022 10:11AM |
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