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| HER Number: | MDV5209 |
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| Name: | Wall west of enclosure near possible hut, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Fragmentary wall, some 16 metres in length recorded in 1950 by the Ordnance Survey. Low, crude wall of stones partly covered by turf and bracken. Height about 0.5 metres.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 674 686 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling remains of Bronze Age settlement comprising an enclosure with associated hut circles north of Snowdon Hole, Buckfastleigh Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/32/4
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66NE4, Wall D, sketch plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146357.
(21/10/1950) Wall D. Centred at SX 6746 6864. Low, crude wall partly covered by turf and bracken 16 metres in length. Height about 0.5 metres. Butts onto the north side of possible hut circle C (MDV5208).
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 169, Map 58, Figure 58.5 (Monograph). SDV337765.
This wall not shown although several other sections of wall or bank are shown at 'Mardle Ring'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years) (Aerial Photograph). SDV365735.
Not clearly visible on aerial but approximation of location has been made using the site of the possible hut (MDV5208) and 1950s sketch plan on card as guide.
National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 0441360, SX66NE4 (Website). SDV363416.
Field Investigation on 26th June 1977. There are unintelligible lengths of walling adjoining the enclosure and outside the upper part. There is no visible evidence of cultivation within or adjacent to the enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146357 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Wall D, sketch plan. |
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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. 169, Map 58, Figure 58.5. |
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| SDV363416 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 0441360, SX66NE4. |
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| SDV365735 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years). Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142016 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5205 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circle west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV5206 | Related to: Hut circle in enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5212 | Related to: Length of wall to north of enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5208 | Related to: Possible hut circle near enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5211 | Related to: Wall attached to enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument) |
| MDV5210 | Related to: Wall west of enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 9 2024 9:48AM |
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