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| HER Number: | MDV26658 |
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| Name: | Unlikely hut on west side of Mardon Down |
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Summary
A hut circle was recorded in 1985 project; visible on 1947 RAF aerial photo within a parallel reave system on Mardon Down. Unconfirmed site; could not be indentified by the Dartmoor Preservation Association Conservation Volunteers during works on the Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 765 872 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/112
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 19/05/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4462 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350392.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on RAF aerial photo within parallel reave system on Mardon Down.
Dartmoor Preservation Association Conservation Volunteers, 2021, Update on status of feature (Correspondence). SDV364372.
(13/02/2021) Mardon Down volunteers have been unable to locate this potential feature and although did identify a Secind World War feature nearby at SX 76572 87156.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV350392 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 19/05/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4462. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2021 2:38PM |
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