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| HER Number: | MDV24767 |
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| Name: | Enclosure on the east flank of Snowdon, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
D-shaped enclosure with no internal features visible on 1979 aerial photograph recorded in 1985 aerial photograph project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 673 687 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/231
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 444 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6730 6872 D-shaped enclosure with no internal features visible on 1979 NMR aerial photograph.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Faint signs of amorphous enclosure visible on the lidar data. Two possible circular features approximately 3.5m in diameter noted at SX 67325 68755 and SX 67333 68721.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 444. |
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| 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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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140821 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5205 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circle west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV5306 | Related to: Settlement north of Snowdon Brook, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 9:40AM |
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