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| HER Number: | MDV26970 |
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| Name: | Enclosure within field system on Hamel Down |
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Summary
Sub-circular enclosure visible on NMR 1977 aerial image at SX 7179 7908 within a field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 717 790 |
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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 and walling remains of Bronze Age landscape comprising hut circles and cairns, the South Hameldon Reave and an extensive prehistoric field system with enclosures on Hamel Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/261
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV290975.
Aph=nmr sx7179/2(14/4/1977).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Sub-circular enclosure visible on NMR 1977 aerial image at SX 7179 7908 within a field system.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Feature appears on the aerial photographs, appears to be two adjoining enclosures; the southern of which appears to be roughly circular.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV290975 | 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85533 ] |
Associated Monuments
| MDV26969 | Related to: Field system west of the East Webburn River (Monument) |
| MDV103646 | Related to: Possible enclosure within field system on Hamel Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2023 1:10PM |
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