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| HER Number: | MDV54579 |
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| Name: | Possible hut and wall fragment 160m west-south-west of Grimspound |
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Summary
Possible hut circle in deep heather next to one of the tracks to Grimspound. It is a vague ring c.6.5m across with two large stones protruding in the western side. 50m south of the possible hut a fragment of walling, an intermittent stony line 1.5m wide and 0.5m high, is visible in a clear patch. It forms part of three sides of a field or enclosure. These features mat once have been associated with other prehistoric settlement south-east of Grimspound
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 698 808 |
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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: SX68SE162
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917959
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/324
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (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.
(07/03/1990) Possible hut circle and a fragment of a field wall situated on a moderate W slope 160m WSW of Grimspound.
SX 6985 8084: Possible hut circle in deep heather next to one of the tracks to Grimspound. It is a vague ring c.6.5m across with two large stones protruding in the W side.
SX 6987 8080: 50m S of the possible hut a fragment of walling, an intermittent stony line 1.5m wide and 0.5m high, is visible in a clear patch. It forms part of three sides of a field or enclosure.
These features mat once have been associated with other prehistoric settlement SE of Grimspound [see SX 78 SW 63].
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. [Mapped feature: #137139 ] |
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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 1:04PM |
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