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HER Number:MDV26426
Name:Bank to the north-east of enclosed hut circle settlement, South Brent

Summary

Curving bank to the north-east of enclosed hut circle settlement at Zeal Hill West

Location

Grid Reference:SX 669 636
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/447

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BOUNDARY BANK (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 2279-80 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.

National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6662/1, 46-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV151002.

Photograph taken on 8th April 1976.

Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist, Sketch (Worksheet). SDV151046.

Site visited in March 1978. A very ruined wall which curves round to meet the upper side of the pound and may be of an earlier date. It is visible on the 1946 aerial photograph.

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

Series of fragmentary banks which possibly formed an enclosure. Hut circles to the west may be part of these banks. Visible on 1976 aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 107-8, Map 57, Figure 57.7 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Outer boundary reave bank starting close to Hut Circle'1' and curving northwards in the dirction of the neighbouring settlement upstream before fading away in the soft ground.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Curving feature visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV151002Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6662/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 46-9.
SDV151046Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist. South Brent Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. Sketch.
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.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 107-8, Map 57, Figure 57.7.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 2279-80.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #128110 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV21508Related to: Bank to the east of enclosed hut settlement at Zeal Hill west, South Brent (Monument)
MDV25745Related to: Hut circle outside enclosure west of Zeal Hill (Monument)
MDV25744Related to: Hut circle outside enclosure west of Zeal Hill, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5779Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Zeal Hill, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 28 2020 1:58PM