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HER Number:MDV26330
Name:Banks south of East Shallowford, Widecombe in the Moor

Summary

Enclosure or earthwork boundary banks on the north-west side of Jordan Ball.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 694 754
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Prehistoric settlement on Jordan Ball including a parallel reave system, enclosures and hut circles

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/186

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE? (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV312186.

Aph=nmr sf1459/31-32(1/3/1979).

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

Possible enclosure visible on aerial image (SX 6950 7551) within the parallel reave system SX67NE/106. Visible on 1979 NMR aerial image.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 139-140, Map 19.1 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Depicted by Butler on map. Not described.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 139-140, Map 19.1.
SDV312186Aerial Photograph:
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.

Associated Monuments

MDV15076Part of: Settlement on Jordan Ball (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey

Date Last Edited:Jul 24 2023 2:58PM