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HER Number:MDV27077
Name:Enclosure 'B' within Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy

Summary

Enclosure 'B' within Langstone Moor settlement is a squarish enclosure with a hut circle built into the wall on the south-west side.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 556 779
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/17/3
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 185 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.

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

Open settlement on south slope of Langstone Moor visible on the 1979 aerial photograph, to the immediate south of enclosure MDV27075. Five hut circles visible.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 69-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Enclosure 'B' at' Langstone Moor settlement' with a hut circle outside the northern perimeter and another in the wall to the south-west.

Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 7-9, figs 2, 9, Appendix IV (Report - Survey). SDV255420.

Squarish enclosure shown on the English Heritage 1:1000 survey of 2003 with a hut circle built into the south-west enclosure wall (Enclosure 'B' on plan). The walls are fragmented consisting mainly of odd stones protruding through the ground surface. Several sections of unconnected walling are shown to the west of the enclosure as well as five hut circles and two other circular features.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Enclosure shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Enclosure visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Enclosure shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007554 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 69-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2.
SDV224088Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 185.
SDV255420Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. 7-9, figs 2, 9, Appendix IV.
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.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85586 ]
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364675National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1007554.

Associated Monuments

MDV69527Parent of: Hut '12' on the western boundary of Enclosure 'B' at Langstone Moor settlement, Pater Tavy (Monument)
MDV133169Parent of: Hut circle on the northern boundary of Enclosure 'B' at Langstone Moor settlement, Pater Tavy (Monument)
MDV27075Related to: Enclosure 'A' within Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV27078Related to: Enclosure 'C' within Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV69500Related to: Enclosure 'D' within Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV27076Related to: Enclosure 'E' within Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133167Related to: Fragmentary remains of an enclosure within Langstone Moor settlement, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
  • EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
  • EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
  • EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Aug 19 2022 11:53AM