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HER Number:MDV42316
Name:Enclosure on side of hut circle settlement north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood

Summary

Enclosure on south-east side of hut circle settlement north of Harrowthorn Plantation shown on 19th century map as a semi-circle of 75 metres by 50 metres

Location

Grid Reference:SX 623 623
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/83/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Ancient Monuments, Enclosure extention north of Harrowthorn Plantation (Schedule Document). SDV159106.

Small extension on south side of pound, with diameter of 64 metres. No hut circles - possibly a cattle enclosure. Previously scheduled under Scheduled Ancient Monuments number 846; now de-scheduled under Scheduled Ancient Monuments number 10507.

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

Semi-circular extension to enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation of 75 metres by 50 metres shown on 19th century map.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 187-8, Map 52, Figure 52.10 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Not shown at 'Coombe Brook' settlement.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 187-8, Map 52, Figure 52.10.
SDV159106Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. Enclosure extention north of Harrowthorn Plantation.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132939 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV4345Related to: Enclosure with hut circles north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 17 2021 1:00PM