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HER Number:MDV26501
Name:Circular enclosure on Waye Down

Summary

Ovoid enclosure, probably related to field system MDV9333, visible on 1946 aerial photograph. Not visible on other aerial photographs and requires verification on the ground.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 824 832
Map Sheet:SX88SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChristow
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishCHRISTOW

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/2/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823, 4035 (Aerial Photograph). SDV121530.

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

Ovoid enclosure, probably related to field system MDV9333, visible on 1946 aerial photograph and recorded on map overlay.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV121530Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4035.
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. [Mapped feature: #85329 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV134818Related to: Circular enclosure on Waye Down (Monument)
MDV9333Related to: Field system on Waye Down (Monument)
MDV134817Related to: Possible trial pits on Waye Down (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV9018 - Woodland Archaeological Survey, Canonteign Woods

Date Last Edited:Apr 15 2024 12:18PM

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