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| HER Number: | MDV27926 |
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| Name: | Trial pit, Skaigh Warren |
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Summary
Identified from aerial photos as a possible hut, this feature is a prospecting pit measuring 4.5m long by 4.0m wide and 0.8m deep. An associated dump lies on the north-west side of the pit and measures 4m across and 0.8m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 629 933 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW114
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409097
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/121
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- PROSPECTING PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5364 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.
National Monuments Record, 1979, SF1455, 30-33 (Aerial Photograph). SDV226093.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Single unenclosed hut circle visible.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(Undated; 1996-98?) The County Sites and Monuments Record notes a hut circle at Skaigh Warren The feature is a prospecting pit measuring 4.5m long by 4.0m wide and 0.8m deep. An associated dump lies on the north-west side of the pit and measures 4m across and 0.8m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV226093 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. SF1455. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 30-33. |
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| SDV229649 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5364. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #15319 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 10:34AM |
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