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| HER Number: | MDV28538 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Hut Platforms on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
Two Prehistoric hut platforms or later features on Crownhill Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 605 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 439480
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/330
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX56SE131
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT PLATFORM (Unknown date)
Full description
Edwards, C., 1979, An archaeological survey of an area surrounding Hemerdon Ball (Report - Survey). SDV337241.
Two hut platforms cut into the lower slopes of Crownhill Down.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1979, Portworthy Mica Dam Proposal - Archaeological Features on NW Slope of Crownhill Down (Report - Survey). SDV343628.
Two hut platforms shown on survey along with several other features on the west side of Crownhill Down.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979 - 1980, SX56SE131 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343630.
Neither of these platforms were identified during investigation but very close to each reference there is an amorphous shallow digging with upcast on the lower north west side. One measures about 3 metres across and the other 4 metres. Both are grass covered and are either military or small industrial diggings.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1982, Mapping Three Millennia of Settlement and Land Use on Crownhill Down, South West Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV362901.
Hut circles recorded.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1985, Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV337244.
Hut circles recorded.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX56SE (Cartographic). SDV336987.
Not recorded on 1985 interpretation.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 439480 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343632.
The area at SX569605 was covered by dense stands of mature gorse and bracken in 2002. All that could be identified in the limited open areas on the north-west facing hillslope of Crownhill Down were scattered upcast mounds and slight scoops. One at SX56946057 was almost certainly a prospecting pit. However a comprehensive identification of the features was not possible until the area is cleared of the dense vegetation.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336987 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX56SE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337241 | Report - Survey: Edwards, C.. 1979. An archaeological survey of an area surrounding Hemerdon Ball. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV337244 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1985. Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor. Landscape History. 7. Unknown. |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV343628 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1979. Portworthy Mica Dam Proposal - Archaeological Features on NW Slope of Crownhill Down. A3 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV343630 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979 - 1980. SX56SE131. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV343632 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 439480. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV362901 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1982. Mapping Three Millennia of Settlement and Land Use on Crownhill Down, South West Dartmoor. Field Studies. 5. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12941 | Related to: Prehistoric Cairn on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV12918 | Related to: Prehistoric Hut Platform on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV12920 | Related to: Prehistoric Hut Platform on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 7:00AM |
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