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| HER Number: | MDV51158 |
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| Name: | Feature on reave on Horridge Common |
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Summary
An area of lowered ground on the ridge of Horridge Common. The site was previously designated as a hut platform but this is now thought to be unlikely and that the site is a natural feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 749 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Mountsland, Halshanger and Horridge Commons, comprising the remains of a field system, hut circle settlements, enclosures and cairns, and surface remains of 19th century Hemsworthy Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/374
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC? to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Quinnell, H., 1986, Possible hut platform south-east of Rippon Tor (Worksheet). SDV294402.
Semi-circular platform scarped approximately 0.5 metres into hillside. About 4.3 metres across. No visible surviving walling. A possible second, slighter platform contiguous on the south-west. Just south-west of the reave line.
Newman, P., 2013, Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed (Report - Survey). SDV351113.
An area of lowered ground on the ridge of Horridge Common. Previously designated as a hut platform but highly unlikely. Probable misinterpretation of aerial photographic evidence
Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 58 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Feature on reave on Horridge Common
An area of lowered ground on the ridge of Horridge Common. The site was previously designated as a hut platform but this is now thought to be unlikely and that the site is a natural feature. SX74930 75320
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV294402 | Worksheet: Quinnell, H.. 1986. Possible hut platform south-east of Rippon Tor. Worksheet. Digital. [Mapped feature: #31891 ] |
| SDV351113 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. Halshanger Sites Visited and Confirmed. Digital. |
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| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 58. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25747 | Related to: Parallel Reave System on Horridge Common (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6433 - Assessment of Halsanger Common, Horridge Common and Rippon Tor
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2016 1:29PM |
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