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| HER Number: | MDV48214 |
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| Name: | Boundary wall within settlement north-east of Cox Tor |
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Summary
Boundary wall 50 metres long by 2.3 metres wide and 0.5 metres high running in an arc between two hut circles within the extensive settlement north-east of Cox Tor on Petertavy Great Common
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 536 765 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and surviving stone walling of Bronze Age hut circle settlements and medieval or later prospecting pits on Petertavy Great Common, to north-east of Cox Tor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/3/7
- Old SAM Ref: 20393
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited in 1992. Stone boundary wall running from above Grid Reference to SX53627651, forming part of unenclosed hut settlement. Runs in shallow arc between two hut circles. Rubble.2.3 metres wide, 0.5 metres high. May originally have been part of an enclosure no longer visible.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 84-85, Map 31, Figure 31.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
The arc of Enclosure 'E' is shown with hut circles at both ends within the extensive settlement to the north-east of Cox Tor.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Curving length of wall visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2019, Prehistoric Settlements North and South of Wedlake (Supplementary survey report) (Report - Survey). SDV363726.
Curving wall depicted on survey layer; part of MDV4105.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Wall shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 84-85, Map 31, Figure 31.2. |
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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. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4105 | Part of: Hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV48212 | Related to: Hut circle 'C' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV48215 | Related to: Hut circle 'E' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV48216 | Related to: Hut circle 'G' within the settlement north-east of Cox Tor, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8292 - Survey of the prehistoric settlements north and south of Wedlake
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2022 3:20PM |
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