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HER Number: | MDV57426 |
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Name: | Remnants of an enclosure on the east side of Langcombe Brook, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Remnants of a prehistoric enclosure on the east side of Langcombe Brook to the south of the River Plym
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 603 671 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/206
- Old SAM Ref: 28787
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140552 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(09/05/1996) Part of the Plym Valley alluvial streamwork.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 132, Map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Langcombe Brook '16' are the fragmentary remains of what seems to have been an enclosure on the east side of the brook but even its extent is uncertain. The riverside boundary is clear with a rubble bank around the foot of the hill disappearing to the north at the edge of streamworks along the Plym. At the south end the bank curves uphill but soon becomes lost as the slope steepens. No hut circles have been located in the immediate vicinity but a solitary hut lies about 250 metres to the north and may have been associated with the enclosure.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Two fragments of a Bronze Age field system above streamworking remains at the confluence of Langcombe Brook and the River Plym. The two stony banks measure around 1.5 metres wide and stand a maximum of 0.5 metres high.
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. 132, Map 49. |
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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 140552. |
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SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #130619 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV5133 | Related to: Cairn with a cist south-east of Plym Steps, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55305 | Related to: Hut circle to the north-east of Plym Steps, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
Date Last Edited: | Jun 2 2021 10:35AM |
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