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| HER Number: | MDV26332 |
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| Name: | Possible enclosure on Down Ridge |
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Summary
An enclosure was alleged at this location from air photographic evidence. There is no ground evidence to substantiate this.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 652 719 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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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: SX67SE209
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065467
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/222
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV271319.
Aph=raf cpe/uk 1890/2370-2371(10/12/1946).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A trapezoid-shaped enclosure visible on 1946 RAF aerial photographs less than 0.1 hectare in area.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(02/11/1995) SX 65207193 locality only. There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the feature depicted on the RCHME APU transcription. The area, on the NE flank of Down Ridge, is crossed by natural water channels and a leat. Combinations of these features may have been misinterpreted as an enclosure.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(Undated) Peat cutting earthworks are visible in this area and these may have been interpreted as an enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV271319 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 11:52AM |
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