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| HER Number: | MDV52471 |
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| Name: | ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Enclosure containing cairns, forming part of a cairnfield. Enclosure survives as two separate lengths of rubble bank which were probably once connected by further lengths of walling, which now survive as buried features. Interior measures 100m north-west by south-east by at least 96m south-west by north-east and the surrounding rubble bank is 3m wide and 0.4m high. A small gap in the south-east length of the boundary wall may represent an original entrance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 904 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE120
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1393507
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/58
- Old SAM Ref: 24149
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133345 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(31/01/1994) SX 5623 9037 Enclosure containing cairns, forming part of a cairnfield. Enclosure survives as two separate lengths of rubble bank which were probably once connected by further lengths of walling, which now survive as buried features. Interior measures 100m north-west by south-east by at least 96m south-west by north-east and the surrounding rubble bank is 3m wide and 0.4m high. A small gap in the south-east length of the boundary wall may represent an original entrance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133345. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12886 | Part of: Bronze Age remains on Homerton Hill, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV52470 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV52472 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 3 2021 9:50AM |
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