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| HER Number: | MDV52776 |
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| Name: | Enclosure south-west of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Irregular squarish enclosure within a field system to the south-west of Bellever Tor with one hut circle
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 759 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 67 NW 48
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/39/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952/1979, SX67NW48, SX67NW48 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346714.
Visited on 19th April 1983 by RCHM. An irregular 3 sided enclosure roughly 3 metres square is formed by 2 large earthfast blocks linked at one end by a field boundary.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 46, 226, Map 27 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Dunna Brookhead northern settlement at SX641758 of circa 4.0 hectares. The uphill boundary has disappeared next to the newtake wall and much of the rest has been reduced to a low bank and isolated slabs. Two large fields include an oval shaped hut of 4.5 metres by 3.0 metres with a yard attached to the perimeter wall.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
East and west sides of enclosure shown on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 46, 226, Map 27. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138059 ] |
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| SDV346714 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952/1979. SX67NW48. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW48. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5887 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure south-west of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5887 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure south-west of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV52775 | Part of: Field System south of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV52775 | Related to: Field System south of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV52775 | Part of: Field System south of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV52775 | Related to: Field System south of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5887 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure south-west of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5887 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure south-west of Bellever Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8633 - Dunnabridge Farm, Duchy Farms Survey-Not finished
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8640 - Spaders and Muddilake and Smith Hill Newtakes, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 13 2022 10:38AM |
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