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HER Number:MDV27413
Name:Charcoal burning platforms on East Hill

Summary

Charcoal burning platforms on the north flank of East Hill; a number of these were previously identified (1985 Aerial photograph Project) as hut circles. Surveyed by Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England in 2003.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 603 942
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX 59 SE 92
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/158
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/159
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/160
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/161
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/162
  • Pastscape: 1388096

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM (Constructed, Undated)
  • (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 1979, NMR SF1507, 423, 425, 428-429 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221867.

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

Hut circles visible on aerial photographs: SX 6048 9414, SX 6044 9423, SX 6035 9422, SX 6028 9435 and SX 6014 9423.

Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/FY, 1-3a (Aerial Photograph). SDV344291.

Could this be some kind of shell hole or crater (citing Griffith, F. M.)?

Probert, S. A. J., 2004, Okehampton Castle and Park, West Devon: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV324949.

(11/02/2003) Charcoal burning platforms on the north flank of East Hill. Surveyed by Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England in 2003.
A numberof these platforms have previously been interpreted as hut circles.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV221867Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. NMR SF1507. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 423, 425, 428-429.
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.
SDV324949Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2004. Okehampton Castle and Park, West Devon: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/03/2004. A4 Stapled + Digital. [Mapped feature: #14957 GIS layer based on 2003 survey of the area., ]
SDV344291Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1986. DAP/FY. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-3a.

Associated Monuments

MDV70194Related to: Charcoal burning platforms on East Hill (Monument)
MDV6930Related to: Earthwork banks north of halstock Camp, Okehampton (Monument)
MDV6880Related to: Hillfort, Okehampton Park (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park

Date Last Edited:Apr 14 2020 9:20AM

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