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| HER Number: | MDV24934 |
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| Name: | Rectangular structure in settlement south-west of Ditsworthy Clam |
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Summary
Reoccupation of the prehistoric settlement between Spanish Lake and Hentor Brook in the medieval or later periods has resulted in the rebuilding of several of the boundaries and the clearance of surface stone within the enclosures. A rectangular structure has measuring 4.8m north-south by 2.4m with spread stony walls 0.9m wide and 0.5m high been inserted into the pre-existing plan, north-west of the medieval longhouse site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 658 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 71
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/383
- Pastscape: 438704
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1983, NMR SF2134, 56 (Aerial Photograph). SDV238551.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Probable rectangular building straddling interior wall of settlement (SX56NE/53 - MDV3343). Associated with deserted medieval settlement (SX56NE/127 - MDV3431) and building (SX56NE/384 - MDV24935).
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(04/04/2002) Reoccupation of the prehistoric settlement between Spanish Lake and Hentor Brook in the medieval or later periods has resulted in the rebuilding of several of the boundaries and the clearance of surface stone within the enclosures. A rectangular structure has measuring 4.8m north-south by 2.4m with spread stony walls 0.9m wide and 0.5m high been inserted into the pre-existing plan, north-west of the medieval longhouse site.
SX 5789 6581. A rectangular structure measuring 4.8m north-south by 2.4m with spread stony walls 0.9m wide and 0.5m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV238551 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. NMR SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 56. |
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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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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #125599 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24935 | Related to: Possible building in settlement south-west of Ditsworthy Clam (Building) |
| MDV3343 | Related to: Settlement (Monument) |
| MDV3431 | Related to: Willings Walls deserted medieval settlement (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2020 10:41AM |
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