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| HER Number: | MDV54578 |
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| Name: | Enclosure south-west of Firth Bridge, Hamel Down |
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Summary
Probable Prehistoric curvilinear enclosure in the angle formed by the Moretonhampstead to Widecombe road and a branch to Headland Warren. The N and S sides are fragmentary, curving lines of large boulders, some edge-set and standing up to 1m high. On the W they end against the Headland Warren road; the ground to the W totally cleared. On the E they curve in towards each other but the line is lost under the Widecombe road. Nothing is visible inside.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 696 807 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE161
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917941
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/323
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (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, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(17/07/1990) SX 6966 8071: remains of probable prehistoric curvilinear enclosure in the angle formed by the Moretonhampstead to Widecombe road and a branch to Headland Warren.
The site lies on a slight slope under bracken and light clitter.
The N and S sides are fragmentary, curving lines of large boulders, some edge-set and standing up to 1m high. On the W they end against the Headland Warren road; the ground to the W totally cleared. On the E they curve in towards each other but the line is lost under the Widecombe road. Nothing is visible inside. The enclosure was probably c.0.07ha. when complete. Surveyed at 1:2500 with SX 67 NE 111.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. P. Pattison. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8658 - Challacombe, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2022 11:34AM |
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