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| HER Number: | MDV25639 |
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| Name: | TRIAL PIT in the Parish of Bickleigh (SH) |
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Summary
Vis=-/-/1985 (gray) this is one of a series of trial pits. It is oval in shape and the interior level is considerably below the surrounding ground level. There are other trial pits close by (gray).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 520 646 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/113
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV171004.
Aph=raf 106g uk 1190 4195(24/2/1946).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV171005.
Des=worksheet(gray,1986). Vis=-/-/1985 (gray) this is one of a series of trial pits. It is oval in shape and the interior level is considerably below the surrounding ground level. There are other trial pits close by (gray).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible hut circle on roborough down recorded from aerial image at SX 5207 6460.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV171004 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV171005 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV127249 | Related to: Extractive or prospecting pits on Roborough Down, Bickleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2023 11:22AM |
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