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| HER Number: | MDV26854 |
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| Name: | Possible enclosure at Wind Tor |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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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
| SDV300242 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV7542 | Part of: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2023 12:16PM |
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