HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.


HER Number:MDV26066
Name:Wall at settlement north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Fragmentary wall at settlement between the Wheal Emma Leat and the Swincombe River visible on aerial photograph

Location

Grid Reference:SX 627 713
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Walling remains of a Bronze Age settlements north-west of Fox Tor Farm, as well as medieval or later streamworking, open cuts and tinners' buildings

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/253
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WALL (Constructed, Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2149 3429 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 11th June 1947.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Wall visible on aerial photograph and recorded.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Fragmentary wall shown on survey to the west of the hut circles.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Fragmentary wall shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2149 3429.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127841 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV25568Part of: Settlement 750 meters north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129460Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129461Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129462Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129463Related to: Hut circle within settlement north of Fox Tor Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe

Date Last Edited:Dec 8 2020 2:30PM