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| HER Number: | MDV32050 |
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| Name: | Platform within enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren |
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Summary
Survives as a small sub-circular area defined by the enclosure wall and a 1 metre wide and 0.4 metre high lynchet. This may represent the site of a hut platform, though there is insufficient evidence to confirm this interpretation. Located on the east side of Enclosure 'I' within Trowlesworthy Warren between a larger platform to the south and a hut circle to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 571 643 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/236/5
- Old SAM County Ref: 280
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24232
- Old SAM Ref: 10820
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Mercer, R. J., 1987, An Archaeological Field Survey of the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor 1982-1986, 12d (Report - Survey). SDV165948.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140665 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 9th April 1995. Platform (c) at SX 57126436. Survives as a small sub-circular area defined by the enclosure wall and a 1 metre wide and 0.4 metre high lynchet. This may represent the site of a hut platform, though there is insufficient evidence to confirm this interpretation. This is site Number 102 012e in the National Trust Upper Plym inventory.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 158, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Enclosure (I) is unusual for the series of courts around the edge. This feature is shown on the north side of the large sub-circular feature on the eastern boundary.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 102. 12e (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Low indistinct platform set against the inner face of the eastern wall of the enclosure. Bounded on the west side by a wall 1 metre wide. Few stones are visible though two orthostats survive. Internal dimensions 8.2 metres by 7.8 metres by 0.1 metres high.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV345521.
Feature shown on survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Not shown on modern mapping.
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. 158, Map 51, Figure 51.1. [Mapped feature: #117319 ] |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 102. 12e. |
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| 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. 12d. |
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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 140665. |
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| SDV345521 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15291 | Part of: Prehistoric Enclosure (I) within Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2476 | Related to: Hut circle A within enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2479 | Related to: Hut circle B within enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV32051 | Related to: Hut circle C within Enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV2478 | Related to: Hut circle D within enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV32057 | Related to: Possible Prehistoric Hut Circle within Enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV32053 | Related to: Possible Prehistoric Platform within Enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV32049 | Related to: Prehistoric Hut Circle (d) within Enclosure 'I' in Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (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
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2019 11:41AM |
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