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Summary

In a large hollow to the west of the Harbourne River, in an area of scrub and bracken, is a sub-oval enclosure in poor condition. It measures 40.0m by 31.0m with turf covered rubble walling, up to 3.0m wide and 0.4m high, incorporating some natural boulders. There is an entrance 2.7m wide in the centre of the south east side of the enclosure. The gap in the north east referred to in 1951 is not necessarily original but probably the result of slip obscuring much of the wall.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Elliptical prehistoric enclosure on Dockwell Ridge
• Scheduled Monument 1002666: Enclosure WSW of Dockwell Hole

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66SE13
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 441780
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/99
• Old SAM County Ref: 1018A

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2494 3112-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951/1979, SX66SE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV165645.

(06/07/1951) At SX 69436419 are the remains of a small elliptical enclosure. The wall is a low turf-covered bank, containing a few blocks of granite, 2.5 metres wide and seldom exceeding 0.5 metre in height. There is a wide gap in the wall on the north east side which may be original. There are no hut-circles associated with this enclosure.
(02/08/1979) In a large hollow to the west of the Harbourne River, in an area of scrub and bracken, is a sub-oval enclosure in poor condition. It measures 40.0m by 31.0m with turf covered rubble walling, up to 3.0m wide and 0.4m high, incorporating some natural boulders. There is an entrance 2.7m wide in the centre of the south east side of the enclosure. The gap in the north east referred to in 1951 is not necessarily original but probably the result of slip obscuring much of the wall. Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.

Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV151046.

Site visited on 25th February 1977. Circumference approximately 110 metres. No hut circles were found within or near it. The wall is missing in several areas between north-west and north-east.

National Monuments Record, 1982, NMR SF2112, 1243-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV345548.

Photograph taken on 19th April 1982.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Small oval enclosure visible on 1982 aerial photograph.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 112, Map 57, Figure 57.11 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Enclosure 'A' at 'Dockwell Ridge East' of 50 metres by 47 metres with an opening to the north-east.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Enclosure visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Enclosure shown on modern mapping with gaps to the north-west and north-east.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1002666 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

This monument which falls into two areas included two enclosures situated on the lower north eastern slopes of Dockwell Ridge. The western enclosure is oval in shape and measures up to 50 metres long by 47 metres wide and is defined by a strongly built earth and stone bank measuring up to 5.5 metres wide and 1.1 metres high. A simple gap entrance is visible on the eastern side.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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