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| HER Number: | MDV27291 |
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| Name: | Natural features at Sandy Hole Pass |
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Summary
Previously identified as hut circles, these were confirmed during survey to be natural features.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 815 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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
- SHINE: Extensive earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking on the East Dart River, centred around Broad Marsh, along with the structural remains of eight tinners' huts
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE126
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064500
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/122
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC? to 8001 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4368-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Five possible hut circles visible on Royal Air Force 1947 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(03/12/1995) There is no evidence for any hut sites in this area which lies close to streamworking areas on the right bank of the East Dart (MDV16522).
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(27/01/1998) There is no trace of any hut circles at this location. There is nothing on the ground which could be confused with hut-circles.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4368-9. |
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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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. H. Riley. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2022 1:50PM |
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