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| HER Number: | MDV25687 |
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| Name: | Enclosure on Corringdon Ball, South Brent |
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Summary
An enclosure with a hut circle on the western slope of Corringdon Ball. The enclosure is defined by a bank of stone which contains an oval interior 40m by 20m. The bank is 1m in width and 0.4m in height and has a single hut circle, some 7m in diameter, attached internally to its northern side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 609 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE177
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 765618
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/380
- Old SAM Ref: 10860
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
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 4076-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Oval enclosure with incorporated hut circle only really visible on 1948 aerial photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 22/AA 76826/1 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(20/02/1992) This enclosure with a hut circle lies on the western slope of Corringdon Ball, some 50m above Corringdon Leat and forms part of the concentration of occupation evidence in the area. The enclosure is defined by a bank of stone which contains an oval interior 40m by 20m. The bank is 1m in width and 0.4m in height and has a single hut circle, some 7m in diameter, attached internally to its northern side.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 87-9, Map 56, Figure 56.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Butler does not depict this enclosure, but records another further to the north at approximately SX 66826106:
Enclosure 'E' at Corringdon Ball Field System' is an oval pound circa 30 metres by 40 metres of double slabbed construction. It is bisected by the Corringdon Leat.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, Accessed 19/01/2022 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Enclosure with hut on western slope of Corringdon Ball, c.50m above Corringdon Leat; forms part of the concentration of occupation evidence in the area. Defined by a bank of stone 1m wide, 0.4m high (interior measures 40m by 20m). Single hut (7m diameter) is attached internally to the northern side.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4076-7. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 22/AA 76826/1. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #135090 ] |
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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. 87-9, Map 56, Figure 56.5. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. Accessed 19/01/2022. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5814 | Related to: Agglomerated enclosure on Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5766 | Related to: Enclosure 'B' and hut circles at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5817 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles north of Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV25677 | Related to: Unenclosed hut circle settlement east of East Glaze Brook, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2022 1:01PM |
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