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| HER Number: | MDV27751 |
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| Name: | Enclosure with hut circles east of Water Hill, Chagford |
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Summary
Triangular enclosure to the east of Water Hill at the junction of two reaves with four small hut circles around the western boundary
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 672 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/232
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2149/4314 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 11th June 1947.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Walled enclosure, probably medieval or modern, visible.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 36, Map 26 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Water Hill East huts at Site '3'. In the corner between two reaves a curved bank cuts off a large area on the side of Water Hill overlooking the Walla Brook valley. Four huts can be found spaced around the inside of the curved bank. All are small up to 3.5 metres diameter and are very overgrown with few of their wall stones standing clear of the turf.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 36, Map 26. |
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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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2149/4314. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #136569 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132644 | Parent of: Four hut circles on western boundary of enclosure east of Water Hill, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV121913 | Related to: King's Oven pound on eastern slopes of Water Hill (Monument) |
| MDV20498 | Related to: Stannon Hill reave system, Stannon Block System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 2 2022 12:20PM |
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