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| HER Number: | MDV54437 |
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| Name: | Dump of stones in field west of Sherberton |
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Summary
The small ovoid feature identified on aerial photograph in 1985 project was visited in 1988. Feature is formed by a kink in a field wall and an irregular dump of small boulders probably from field clearance. Situated in rough grazing on a S-facing slope this is not a hut circle but a deceptively placed modern stone dump.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 732 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: SX67SW157
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 908000
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/412
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Hut circle.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(05/04/1988) SX 64187325. The small ovoid feature depicted on the RCHM APU transcription (1985) is formed by a kink in a field wall and an irregular dump of small boulders probably from field clearance. Situated in rough grazing on a S-facing slope this is not a hut circle but a deceptively placed modern stone dump.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #34302 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 9:58AM |
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