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| HER Number: | MDV56759 |
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| Name: | Enclosure south of River Plym at Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Simple enclosure forming an outlying part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement. Survives as a 21 metre diameter circular area surrounded by a 1.3 metre wide and 0.4 metre high orthostatic wall with rubble infill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 651 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/610
- Old SAM Ref: 24232
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140680, 3/4/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Simple enclosure forming an outlying part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement. Survives as a 21 metre diameter circular area surrounded by a 1.3 metre wide and 0.4 metre high orthostatic wall with rubble infill.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 114-5, Map 49, Figure 49.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.
'Enclosure' indicated to the west of features at 'Trowlesworthy Tors North'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 114-5, Map 49, Figure 49.3. |
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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 140680, 3/4/1995. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #129947 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25265 | Related to: Bank at Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV113996 | Related to: Fragment of wall 400 metres south-south-east of Legis Tor (Monument) |
| MDV56818 | Related to: Pillow mound at Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2021 10:39AM |
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