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HER Number:MDV5210
Name:Wall west of enclosure west of Mardle Brook

Summary

Fragmentary wall, some 4 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
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWest Buckfastleigh
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

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/32/5
  • 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 E, sketch plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146357.

(21/10/1950) Wall E. Fragment of wall, 4 metres long, centred at SX 6747 6864. Same type of wall as other fragments recorded close by; low crude wall partly covered by turf and bracken. Height about 0.5 metres.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1979 NMR aerial photograph.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years) (Aerial Photograph). SDV365735.

Very faint possible line of low wall visible on the aerial photography that appears to match the sketch plan given with the Ordnance Survey card.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV146357Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Wall E, sketch plan.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV365735Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years). Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142015 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV5205Related to: Enclosure with hut circle west of Mardle Brook, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)
MDV5206Related to: Hut circle in enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument)
MDV5212Related to: Length of wall to north of enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument)
MDV5208Related to: Possible hut circle near enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument)
MDV5211Related to: Wall attached to enclosure west of Mardle Brook (Monument)
MDV5209Related to: Wall west of enclosure near possible hut, West Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 9 2024 9:41AM