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HER Number: | MDV28534 |
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Name: | Enclosure south-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
The fragmentary remains of a small enclosure of probable Bronze Age origin. It measures 10.5m north-south by 12.5m and is bounded by a turf and stone bank 1.8m wide and 0.5m high containing upright slabs and blocks. A later drainage channel bisects this feature.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 573 638 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE102
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439393
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/326
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24229
- Old SAM Ref: 10661
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56SE102
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143523.
Both refs appear to relate to the same site. - fmg.
Ancient Monuments, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV143524.
Vis=estimated -/-/1991 (ancient monuments) sub circular enclosure 20m in diameter. Walls 2m thick and up to 0.50m high, incorporating boulders and large slabs on the s side. Probable entrance on s side. No significant disturbance caused by the drainage ditch (ancient monuments).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143529.
Des=ceu/546.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56SE102 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV143527.
(02/06/1977) At SX 57346384 is a small sub-circular enclosure with a diameter of 16.0m. on a south-west facing slope at 255.0m. O.D. The enclosure is in poor condition and has double walling with rubble infill and incorporates natural boulders; it has a thickness of 2.0m. and a height of 0.5m. The entrance is not clear but is possibly on the south side. A modern drainage ditch now cuts the enclosure from north to south. No associated field system or plots are visible.
Surveyed 1:10 000 on P.F.D.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Mercer, R. J., 1987, An Archaeological Field Survey of the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor 1982-1986, 11/102.031 (Report - Survey). SDV165948.
Hut circle. Unenclosed oval hut circle, composed of turf banks in which some large boulders are visible. Interior is cleared but uneven. It is bisected by drain see SX56SE/368. Dimensions: 13.50m x 8.50m internal, 18m x 15m external x height 0.30m.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140531 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(10/03/1994) Enclosure terraced into the slope. Survives as an oval area measuring 14m by 9.7m which is defined by a 2.1m wide and 0.4m high rubble bank with occasional orthostats. A rubble bank leads east from this enclosure, before curving northward.
This structure is described in the National Trust Inventory as a stone hut circle and whilst this is a possible explanation, its size and irregular shape makes it seem more likely to be an enclosure. This structure is cut by animal run SX56SE/368.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Enclosure depicted by Butler.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Possible hut circle depicted and described by Robertson.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 11/102.031 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(05/02/2001) Centred SX 57356385. The fragmentary remains of a small enclosure of probable Bronze Age origin. It measures 10.5m north-south by 12.5m and is bounded by a turf and stone bank 1.8m wide and 0.5m high containing upright slabs and blocks. A later drainage channel bisects this feature.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. |
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SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. |
SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 11/102.031. |
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SDV143523 | Migrated Record: |
SDV143524 | Report - Survey: Ancient Monuments. |
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SDV143527 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX56SE102. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
SDV143529 | Migrated Record: |
SDV165948 | Report - Survey: Mercer, R. J.. 1987. An Archaeological Field Survey of the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor 1982-1986. Edinburgh Archaeological Services. A4 Comb Bound. 11/102.031. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140531. |
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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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SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #86106 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV32083 | Related to: Ditch near enclosure by Lee Moor China Clay Works Leat (Monument) |
MDV32114 | Related to: Unlikely hut near the Lee Moor China Clay Works Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
Date Last Edited: | Sep 21 2021 4:00PM |
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