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Summary

Enclosure shown on 19th century map within prehistoric settlement to the south of Leeden Tor

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1008671: An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, an irregular aggregate field system, a length of reave and an enclosure on the south east slope of Leeden Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/9/4
• Old SAM Ref: 22265

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Western part of an enclosure shown on 19th century map with four hut circles.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 23rd April 1992. The eastern part of an irregular field system, including at least 4 field plots defined by rubble banks averaging 1.0 metres wide, 0.3 metres high.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 36-37, Map 45, Figure 45.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Irregular shaped enclosure shown on the east side of Settlement 'C' at Leeden Tor South.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape (Website). SDV363416.

Site visited on 25th August 1950. Enclosure 'H'. A low bank of small granite stones, much overgrown and very irregular in course. The course in places is obvious but the condition poor. It embraces six hut circles.
Field Investigation on 4th August 1980. The walling forms plots of varied plan and size (from 120 square metres
to 120 square metres). In some instances walling continues through the
clitter, in others it ends on dense patches. There seems to have
been no real attempt at clearace,

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Part of enclosure shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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