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| HER Number: | MDV27757 |
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| Name: | Alleged enclosure on Merripit Hill |
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Summary
Ovoid enclosure identified on 1947 aerial photograph; ground survey in 1989 failed to identify this feature, which appears to be of doubtful origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE111
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917037
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/237
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Constructed, Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4362 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ovoid enclosure visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(07/02/1989) There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the ovoid enclosure depicted on the Royal Commission 1985 aerial photograph transcription.
The grid reference gives lies in an area of long tufty grass and heather and is now occupied by a post and wire fence enclosing a heather growth monitering station reference to the aerial photograph indicates a most dubious vegetation mark.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4362. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8649 - Little Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 3 2022 10:38AM |
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