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Summary

Two incomplete conjoined enclosures on the south-west slope of Yar Tor, near Dartmeet, of probable Medieval date.

Location

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

• National Monuments Record: SX67SE293
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1471954
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/268
• Pastscape: 1471954
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CLEARANCE CAIRN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
• HEDGE BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1748, 397-410 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279663.

A possible enclosure comprising a curved bank crossing a reave and joining another reave of the reave system. Other banks extend from this bank to form an enclosed area. These banks are linked and may be associated with those at SX67607344. A hut circle occurs within this enclosed area.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX67SE (Cartographic). SDV345957.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 124-5 (Monograph). SDV299725.

The remains of Prehistoric settlements on Yar Tor include Sites 1 and 3. Site 1 is the remains of a Prehistoric homestead reused in later times. A large hut of 9.5 metres diameter has some massive stones in the walls and opens onto a triangular enclosure. The wall opposite the hut is the reave reinforced with large slabs. A gap beside a cross-set slab near the south corner of this wall was the original entrance to the enclosure. The outer field to the west has been cleared of surface stone and was originally divided by a bank. The circular bank of a smaller hut of 6.5 metres diameter lies on the opposite side of the reave. Site 3 consistis of a short section of bank alongside a hut of 5.4 metres diameter and an arc of stones a short distance downhill. Later a bank and ditch was constructed nearby enlosing a well-cleared field Other details: Map 14, Sites 1 and 3.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

Part of Dartmeet coaxial field system (Northern Part) which was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 2004. Other details: Site 43.

Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.

(14/03/2008) SX 6751 7351 Two incomplete conjoined enclosures on the south-west slope of Yar Tor, near Dartmeet, of probable Medieval date. The western enclosure appears to have been sub-circular and approximately 0.6 hectares. The second enclosure wall attaches to the north-west corner and follows a sinuous course to the south-east for approximately 250 metres where it joins a Prehistoric enclosure. The boundaries comprise banks of up to 0.8 metres high with silted external ditches and some vestiges of a stone facing.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project

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