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| HER Number: | MDV25944 |
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| Name: | Bank adjacent to cairn south-east of Roundhill Farm, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Short curvilinear length of bank visible on aerial photographs beside a cairn. This may be part of the enclosure mentioned by Butler
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 609 741 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of a Bronze Age cairn 380 metres south-east of Roundhill Farm with a short curvilinear length of bank beside it
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 620196
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/158
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1982, Dunnabridge Farm (Plan - measured). SDV266230.
Survey shows hut circle at approximately SX61017408, with possible prehistoric field system adjacent.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Short curvilinear length of bank visible.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 229, Map 65 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Small enclosure on the south side of Round Hill. Only two short sections of rubble walling remain visible. They meet next to a small hut circle of 2.8 metres diameter
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Shown on survey.
National Monuments Record, 2010, 620196 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV345681.
This bank identified and plotted from aerial photographs is not evident on the ground. The indicated area, on a fairly steep NE hillslope, is covered by at least twenty small tin pits and a curvilinear ditch.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV266230 | Plan - measured: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1982. Dunnabridge Farm. 1:25,000. Plan. |
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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. 229, Map 65. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85126 ] |
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| SDV345681 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. 620196. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6372 | Related to: Cairn 380 meters south-east of Roundhill Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 29 2021 10:24AM |
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