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| HER Number: | MDV31021 |
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| Name: | Mortar emplacement by reave on Buckland Common |
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Summary
A circular military mortar emplacement on the ridge of Buckland Common. Probably used for training during World War I. Previously recorded as a hut circle.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 738 741 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common, extending over Buckland Beacon and including prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosures and cairns, medieval field systems and pillow mounds and a later field system to east
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/164/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SPIGOT MORTAR EMPLACEMENT (World War I - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (Between))
Full description
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.
23/2/1984 Hut circle. Much vegetation covers remains of a horse-shoe shaped stone bank 10 paces north of north-west by south-east reave and 65 paces south west of boundary stone. A few stones are visible in the bank which is lower to the west where there is a possible entrance.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle visible on aerial photographs viewed during the project.
Quinnell, N. V., 1985, Comment about features on Buckland Common (Personal Comment). SDV288072.
Visited 19/5/1985. The diameter is 8 metres and the height 0.4 metres at the east and 0.6 metres in the west.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 56, figure 18 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A circular military mortar emplacement on the ridge of Buckland Common. Probably used for training during World War I. Previously recorded as a hut circle. Condition is stable. Location: SX73860 74180.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(29/08/2020I SX 73857 74175 Exceedingly difficult to locate this feature due to 100% gorse inundation in wider area. Once found the feature is an obvious banked hollow with flat base. Condition assessed as moderate.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during August 2020 site visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV288072 | Personal Comment: Quinnell, N. V.. 1985. Comment about features on Buckland Common. Not Applicable. |
| 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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| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 56, figure 18. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV7983 | Related to: Reave system on Buckland Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2020 10:50AM |
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