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| HER Number: | MDV33809 |
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| Name: | Building or structure 516m NW of Horn’s Cross |
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Summary
The remains of a small contemporary structure in the corner of an enclosure overlooking the O Brook. The sub-circular feature measures on average 2.2 metres in diameter with low rubble walls 1.0 metres wide and up to 0.4 metres high. A break in the south wall may mark the site of a former entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 714 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Holne |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE107
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443170
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/272
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/482
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
- Old SAM Ref: 22368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRUCTURE (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2372-2373 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Single hut circle visible on 1946 aerial photograph (SX 6667 7145). This feature was not identified at this location by the Royal Commission survey in 1996 and is thought to be identifying this structure, Richards, A. F., 13/08/2019).
Brewer, K. + Brewer, D, 1988, Building Surveys (Worksheet). SDV171876.
(Visited 06/07/1988) In the angle of two reaves are what appear to be the walls of a rectangular structure (approx 8.0 metres by 3.0 metres). No entrance or cross passage visible.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East (Monograph). SDV337765.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.
(28/02/1996) The remains of a small contemporary structure lie at SX 6665 7143 in the corner of an enclosure overlooking the O Brook. The sub-circular feature measures on average 2.2 metres in diameter with low rubble walls 1.0 metres wide and up to 0.4 metres high. A break in the south wall may mark the site of a former entrance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2372-2373. |
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| SDV171876 | Worksheet: Brewer, K. + Brewer, D. 1988. Building Surveys. |
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| SDV173671 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 1997. Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #119342 ] |
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| 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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27685 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument) |
| MDV12991 | Related to: Hut 540 metres south of Combestone Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 2 2022 11:43AM |
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