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| HER Number: | MDV26023 |
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| Name: | Alleged enclosure; unlikely feature |
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Summary
Small sub-circular enclosure identified from 1947 aerial photograph. Fieldwork in 1989 failed to locate any such feature on the ground; unlikely identification.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 622 712 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW246
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620365
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/239
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE? (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3430 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small sub-circular enclosure visible.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(12/03/1989) This sub-circular enclosure, identified from APs, was not located on the ground. The area on a SW slope is covered by rough moorland pasture and scattered large earthfast boulders.
Depicted on the APP transcription as an oval enclosure as an oval enclosure of maximum diameter 10.2m it is not visible on OS AP 75,300 130. RCHME AP not available for inspection.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3430. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #14029 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 2:03PM |
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