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HER Number:MDV26854
Name:Possible enclosure at Wind Tor

Summary

Sub-circular enclosure lying within a parallel reave system recorded in 1985 from aerial photograph (1946). Not confirmed on the ground.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 707 758
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/210
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV300242.

Aph=raf cpe uk 1890/1313(10/12/1946).

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

Sub-circular enclosure lying within a parallel reave system visible on 1946 aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV300242Aerial Photograph:
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.

Associated Monuments

MDV7542Part of: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 9 2023 12:16PM