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HER Number:MDV24790
Name:Wall dividing the enclosure south of River Mardle, West Buckfastleigh

Summary

Curved wall dividing the enclosure south of River Mardle into two unequal portions.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 675 686
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of Bronze Age settlement comprising an enclosure with associated hut circles north of Snowdon Hole, Buckfastleigh Moor

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/32/8
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 168, Map 58, Figure 58.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.

An interior wall at 'Mardle Ring' subdivides the interior into unequal portions with the hut circle confined to the upper western third.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Shown on modern mapping.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.

Visible on Lidar data.

Sources / Further Reading

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. 168, Map 58, Figure 58.5.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365448Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #128182 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5205Related to: Enclosure with hut circle west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV5206Related to: Hut circle in enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument)
MDV5212Related to: WALL in the Parish of West Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 26 2023 10:27AM