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HER Number:MDV24765
Name:Bank with hut circle north of Snowdon Hole

Summary

There is a curving linear feature identified from aerial photographs running north to SX67366847 which starts very close to the enclosure MDV24766. The linear feature incorporates a hut circle, and is very fragmentary and in poor condition.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 673 683
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Remains of prehistoric enclosure with two hut circles inside and earthwork bank at Snowdon Hole

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/229/1
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
  • HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 430 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.


Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project, Depicted on overlay (Interpretation). SDV319854.

There is a curving linear feature running north to SX67366847 which starts very close to the enclosure MDV24766. The linear feature incorporates a hut circle, and is very fragmentary and in poor condition.


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

Earthwork can still be seen on the 2010 aerial photograph, although hut circle is less clear.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV172921Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 430.
SDV319854Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. Depicted on overlay.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84816 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV24766Related to: Enclosure with hut circles north of Snowdon Hole (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 12 2015 10:02AM