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| HER Number: | MDV27939 |
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| Name: | Circular enclosure to the east of Cosdon Hill, South Tawton |
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Summary
Fragments of sub-circular enclosure visible on 1979 aerial photograph on the east side of Cosdon Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 915 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/198
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 42 AD? (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 341 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Fragments of possible sub-circular enclosure visible on 1979 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, Map 39 (Monograph). SDV219155.
A circular enclosure of 23 metres diameter surrounded by a bank 0.2 metres high has been fitted into the ancient field pattern but without any associated huts.
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. 199, Map 39. |
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| SDV224088 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 341. |
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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: #137424 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27444 | Related to: Possible enclosure, South Tawton Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 3:22PM |
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