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| HER Number: | MDV54545 |
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| Name: | Enclosure within field system on Shovel Down |
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Summary
A small roughly D-shaped pound situated on the gentle north-facing slope of Shovel down. A low stony bank measuring about 1.3 metres wide and 0.6 metres high which contains some massive earth-fast blocks, encloses an area roughly 22 metres in diameter. There is no obvious entrance or recognisable internal features. This pound is probably of prehistoric origin but is not directly linked to the Shovel Down Parallel Reave System in which it lies.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 656 861 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE123
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 889626
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/283
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POUND (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/08/1991) Centred SX 65638611. A small roughly D-shaped pound situated on the gentle north-facing slope of Shovel down. A low stony bank measuring about 1.3 metres wide and 0.6 metres high which contains some massive earth-fast blocks, encloses an area roughly 22 metres in diameter. There is no obvious entrance or recognisable internal features.
This pound is probably of prehistoric origin but is not directly linked to the Shovel Down Parallel Reave System (SX 68 NW 24) in which it lies.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143961, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Enclosure on north slope of Shovel Down, at SX65648609. Simple circular enclosure of large granite orthostats. Width 1.8 metres, height 0.8 metres. Some of the boulders set on edge. Average height of wall 0.3 metres.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, Maps 36, 37 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Depicted by Butler on maps.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape, (1991 survey data) (Website). SDV362732.
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. Maps 36, 37. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143961, 1997. |
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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. A. J. Probert. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #112514 ] |
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| SDV362732 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2019. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. (1991 survey data). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58313 | Related to: Hut circle forming part of a hut settlement near Batworthy Corner, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV68273 | Related to: Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 19 2023 1:04PM |
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