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HER Number:MDV20059
Name:Enclosure 'D' on Corringdon Ball, South Brent

Summary

Enclosure 'D' (OS) the north-western of four adjoining enclosures at Corringdon Ball

Location

Grid Reference:SX 669 609
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE20
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/104/4
  • Old SAM County Ref: 522
  • Old SAM Ref: 10859
  • Pastscape: 441805

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Enclosure shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2494 4076-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.

National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6660, 4/362-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV176911.

Photograph taken on 20th May 1977.

National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1743, 51-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV174615.

Photograph taken on 9th April 1980.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Visible on 1980, 1977 and 1948 aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 87-9, Map 56, Figures 56.5 & 56.6 (Monograph). SDV337765.

North-western enclosure at Settlement 'A' at 'Corringdon Ball enclosures' with no hut circles.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Enclosure visible on aerial photograph.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441805, SX66SE20 (Website). SDV363416.

Field Investiagation on 23rd December 1977. On the south-west slope of Corringdon Ball between 310 metres and 325 metres OD is a settlement of 0.6 hectares with four conjoined enclosures and four huts, all in poor condition.
Enclosure 'D' at SX 66946090, measures 25.0 metres by 40.0 metres and has no yards or huts.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV174615Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. SF1743. 51-4.
SDV176911Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6660. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4/362-5.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 87-9, Map 56, Figures 56.5 & 56.6.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2494 4076-8.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441805, SX66SE20.

Associated Monuments

MDV5814Part of: Agglomerated enclosure on Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV20056Related to: Enclosure 'A' with hut circles on Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV20057Related to: Enclosure 'B' with hut circles on Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV20058Related to: Enclosure 'C' on Corringdon Ball with hut circles, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 21 2020 1:46PM

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