See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV21509 |
|---|
| Name: | Alleged enclosure, Lakehead Hill |
|---|
Summary
Alleged enclosure on Lakehead Hill. When seen by Prowse (1891), it was 170 yards long by 110 yards wide. There are now no traces of it, it having probably been overwhelmed by forestry activity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 642 782 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
|---|
| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
|---|
| District | West Devon |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW69
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442712
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/154
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Prowse, A. B., 1891, The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor, 312, plan. (Article in Serial). SDV245176.
An enclosure 170 yards long by 110 yards wide (shown on plan at SX 642782). The slight bank on the south and west is "fairly plain for two hundred yards". The remainder is doubtful. There are no traces of hut circles.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX67NW69 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV233320.
(07/11/1979) The enclosure depicted by Prowse is on the north slope of Lakehead Hill at 423m OD. The area is now part of a conifer forest, and no remains are visible.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(22/11/1993) SX 642 782. The remains of an enclosure recorded by Prowse (1891) are no longer visible and have either been destroyed or overwhelmed by forestry activity.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 44, Map 27 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Nothing can now be seen of an enclosure within the plantation 50 metres to the west of Kraps Ring. It had been pillaged for stone before 1891 by which timethe hut circles had already disappeared and only the south and west walls were traceable.
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. 44, Map 27. |
| |
| | |
| SDV233320 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX67NW69. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV245176 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1891. The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 23. 312, plan.. |
| |
| | |
| 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. |
| |
| | |
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Newman. |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7388 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7406 - Archaeological condition survey in Bellever Woods
- EDV7431 - Woodland Survey (1989-90) at Bellever, Soussons and other woodland parcels
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2022 9:19AM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.