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| HER Number: | MDV29371 |
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| Name: | Charcoal hearth in Hore Wood |
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Summary
Platform recorded in 1985, measures 4.0 by 3.0 metres. Adjacent to track running through wood. Blackened soil with many fragments of oak charcoal noted in 2017-18 survey work.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 748 895 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/182
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM (Constructed, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
McCrone, P., 1985, An Archaeological Survey of Some Dartmoor Woodlands (Report - Survey). SDV360479.
(Visited May 1985). SX 7484 8955 Platform recorded in woodland. Measures 4.0 metres by 3.0 metres (linked by track to SX74798954).
Parkins, M., 2017-2018, Fingle Wood archaeological features, C37 (Report - Survey). SDV362748.
Platform measures 4.0 metres. Badly eroded. Blackened soil with many small fragments of oak charcoal
noted.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360479 | Report - Survey: McCrone, P.. 1985. An Archaeological Survey of Some Dartmoor Woodlands. Dartmoor National Park Authority. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV362748 | Report - Survey: Parkins, M.. 2017-2018. Fingle Wood archaeological features. The Woodland Trust. C37. [Mapped feature: #16310 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29336 | Related to: Charcoal hearth in Hore Wood (Monument) |
| MDV29374 | Related to: Charcoal hearth in Hore Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7430 - Woodland Survey (1985) in Wray Cleave, Sanduck Wood, Caseley Wood, Kings Wood and Fingle Woods
- EDV8010 - Survey of charcoal burning platforms in Fingle Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2019 10:47AM |
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