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| HER Number: | MDV27232 |
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| Name: | Probable pound on hill east of Smith Hill Farm |
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Summary
A large sub-circular enclosure at SX 63597534 is probably the 'hut' noted by the RCHME App (1985). It lies at the foot of a shallow dry valley and is partially levelled into the slope measuring 16m by 14m overall it has ragged turf-covered earth and stone walling about 2.8m wide and a maximum 0.5m high; it has been mutilated and disturbed perhaps by the leat cutters. Its size and situation suggest that it is probably not a hut, however, it may be an animal pound and is almost certainly of Prehistoric origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 636 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW197
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 884203
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/192
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- (Former Type) POUND (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX67NW (Cartographic). SDV346612.
Hut circle which is possibly within an enclosure. It is on the edge of an enclosure complex visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(28/08/1989) A large sub-circular enclosure at SX 63597534 is probably the 'hut' noted by the RCHME App (1985). It lies at the foot of a shallow dry valley and is partially levelled into the slope measuring 16m by 14m overall it has ragged turf-covered earth and stone walling about 2.8m wide and a maximum 0.5m high; it has been mutilated and disturbed perhaps by the leat cutters. Its size and situation suggest that it is probably not a hut, however, it may be an animal pound and is almost certainly of Prehistoric origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346612 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX67NW. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27233 | Part of: Possible field system east of Smith Hill Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8638 - Dunnabridge Common, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2022 2:59PM |
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