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HER Number:MDV27470
Name:Alleged enclosure; unlikely feature

Summary

Enclosure recorded from 1946 aerial in 1985 project. This feature was examined during field investigation in 1996; resembles a disused badger sett more than an enclosure. Unlikely feature.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 625 912
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX69SE151
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409181
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/231

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Former Type) ENCLOSURE? (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5349 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.

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

Enclosure visible.

Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.

(19/06/1996) The County Sites and Monument Record notes an unclassified enclosure between Cawsand Hill and the River Taw. However, field investigation revealed that the feature resembles a disused badger sett more than an enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145710Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown.
SDV229649Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5349.
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. [Mapped feature: #15011 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 2 2024 11:49AM

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