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| HER Number: | MDV26347 |
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| Name: | Possible enclosure with hut 150 metres east of Sherwell, Corndon Down |
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Summary
Triangular-shaped enclosure east of Sherwell with one internal hut circle identified from aerial photograph in 1985 project. Not identified as an enclosure during the 2008 survey; unlikely feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 680 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/284
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Area of triangular enclosure visible, although the internal hut circle is not discernable.
National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1748, 384-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279663.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Triangular enclosure with one wall being a reave. One internal hut circle. Enclosure within present enclosed land and integrated into the parallel reave system (PRN 6030). Visible on 1980 National Monuments Record aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 128-9 (Monograph). SDV299725.
One of at least ten hut circles in the Sherwell prehistoric settlement, which consists of a number of fields within the reave system, many with a single hut circle built at the edge or corner.
Hut circle 3 is now a clearance dump and is closel6y surrounded by a triangular-shaped paddock. Other details: Map 15, 1.
Richards, A. F., 2020, Note on recorded features (Personal Comment). SDV347030.
Feature recorded from 1980 aerial photograph but not identified as an enclosure/hut during the 2008 Dartmeet PAL survey, carried out by English Heritage. Unlikely feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV279663 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. SF1748. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 384-6. |
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| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 128-9. |
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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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #85282 ] |
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| SDV347030 | Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2020. Note on recorded features. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV26345 | Related to: Hut circle 245 metres east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV6455 | Related to: Hut circle 250 metres east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV6456 | Related to: Hut circle 340 meters east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV79783 | Related to: Hut circle 350 meters south-east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV79782 | Related to: Hut circle 385 meters south-east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV6484 | Related to: Hut circle 400m south-east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV6457 | Related to: Hut circle 530 meters south-east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV79781 | Related to: Hut circle 550 meters south-east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
| MDV79780 | Related to: Hut circle 660 meters south-east of Sherwell, Corndon Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2020 11:37AM |
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