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| HER Number: | MDV25045 |
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| Name: | Northern half of a prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood |
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Summary
Northern half of a prehistoric Enclosure 'D' (Butler) on Erme Plain
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 637 651 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW3
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/110
- Pastscape: 442165
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6365, 3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV144574.
Photograph taken on 22nd April 1976.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 69-70, Map 55, Figure 55.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Enclosure 'D' at 'Knackersmill Gulf' is an incomplete feature with a long gap on the south side which must have been dismantled when Enclosure 'C' to the south was in use.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Northern half of enclosure shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
An incomplete approximately circular enclosure on the moderately sloping west bank of the River Erme opposite Hook Lake. The southern segment of the 0.14 hectare enclosure is not visible. It may remain beneath the turf or was robbed for the construction of other nearby structures. The perimeter bank comprises turf-covered stone spread up to 3 metres wide and up to 0.4 metres high. There are no hut circles associated with this feature.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Horseshoe shaped feature shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 442165, SX66SW3 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 11th August 1977. Enclosure at SX 63736511 of 50 metres east to west by at least 35 metres transversely has small boulder walling 1.5 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. It is in very poor condition, and is incomplete.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV144574 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6365. 3. |
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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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 69-70, Map 55, Figure 55.3. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124945 ] |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 442165, SX66SW3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13172 | Related to: Enclosure 'C' with hut circles and tinners huts on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV126536 | Related to: Hut circle and a semii circle outside the prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4238 | Related to: Hut circle in prehistoric settlement on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4239 | Related to: Hut circle on west side of prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4237 | Related to: Hut circle on west side of prehistoric settlement on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2020 1:24PM |
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