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| HER Number: | MDV29460 |
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| Name: | Charcoal hearth in Hore Wood |
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Summary
Platform recorded in 1985, measuring 8.0 by 6.0 metres in diameter, damaged by a forestry track. Blackened soil with fragments of oak charcoal noted in 2017-18 survey work.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 753 896 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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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: SX78NE/241
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.
SX 7535 8967 (Visited May 1985). Platform recorded in woodland. Measures 8.0 by 6.0 metres. Back edge obscured by track.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Visible on the lidar data.
Parkins, M., 2017-2018, Fingle Wood archaeological features, C52 (Report - Survey). SDV362748.
Platform measures 6.0 metres. Blackened soil on the lower side with fragments of oak charcoal.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| 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. C52. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV125090 | Related to: Charcoal hearth in Hore Wood (Monument) |
| MDV29459 | 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 1:49PM |
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