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| HER Number: | MDV27442 |
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| Name: | Field boundaries on Cawsand Hill |
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Summary
Enclosure attached to a reave, containing one hut circle recorded from 1946 aerial image in 1985 project. Unlikely features; no trace found during MPP field investigation, but there was evidence of rubble walling which may be the upper end of a once more extensive field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 642 918 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Fragmentary earthwork remains of a Bronze Age reave system on South Tawton Common, including hut circles and associated prehistoric enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW136
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409149
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/190
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5441 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Enclosure visible attached to a reave, containing one hut circle.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(Undated: 1996-98) The County Sites and Monuments Record notes an unclassified enclosure on Cawsand Hill. There was no trace of it found during field investigation, but there was evidence of rubble walling which may be the upper end of a once more extensive field system.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV229649 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5441. |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV27935 | Related to: Part of field system on Cawsand Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 8:08AM |
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