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| HER Number: | MDV19981 |
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| Name: | Possible enclosure north of Redaven Gulf |
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Summary
Artificially levelled area, 14.2m by 12.3m is enclosed by a rubble wall of horseshoe plan, 2.2m wide and 0.4m high. The lower open side is built up, in lynchet fashion, to a height of 0.7m. There is an entrance gap to the south. Clearly Prehistoric, but its function is unclear unless it originally contained a hut.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 628 617 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork and rubble stone walling remains of a prehistoric enclosure on the southern side of Stall Moor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW84
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442415
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/153/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX66SW84 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV172193.
(02/8/1979) Artificially levelled area, 14.2m by 12.3m is enclosed by a rubble wall of horseshoe plan, 2.2m wide and 0.4m high. The lower open side is built up, in lynchet fashion, to a height of 0.7m. There is an entrance gap to the south. Clearly Prehistoric, but its function is unclear unless it originally contained a hut.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
See main record.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report, 2002? (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Considered under Monument Protection Programme by previous Monument Protection Programme Advisor, who did not propose it for scheduling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. 2002?. |
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| SDV172193 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX66SW84. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV19980 | Part of: Field system north of Redaven Gulf, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 12 2022 9:06AM |
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