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| HER Number: | MDV5212 |
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| Name: | Length of wall to north of enclosure west of Mardle Brook |
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Summary
Low wall partly covered with turf and bracken identified in 1950 Ordnance Survey visit. Southern part contains number of small granite slabs set up on end and side by side instead of crude rough placed blocks.
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/32/7
- 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 G, sketch plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146357.
(21/10/1950) Wall G. Fragmentary wall, 14 metres in total legth, centred at SX 6747 6866. Low wall partly covered with turf and bracken. Southern part contains number of small granite slabs set up on end and side by side instead of crude rough placed blocks.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1979 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.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146357 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66NE4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. Wall G, sketch plan. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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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: #142013 ] |
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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) |
| 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) |
| MDV24790 | Related to: Wall dividing the enclosure south of River Mardle, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV5209 | Related to: Wall west of enclosure near possible hut, West Buckfastleigh (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 9:31AM |
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