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HER Number: | MDV58445 |
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Name: | Shelter by enclosure east of Higher Tor, Belstone |
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Summary
A post-medieval or later shelter is built into the side of a clitter spread below Higher Tor an at the edge of a prehistoric enclosure. It comprises a crude stone wall which encloses an area roughly 1.6 metres by 1.5 metres across.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 614 916 |
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Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Belstone |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BELSTONE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW103
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1393246
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/305/7
- Old SAM Ref: 28675
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHELTER (Constructed, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144171 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(04/09/1997) Post Medieval shelter within enclosed settlement. Measures 1.6m by 1.1m. Coursed drystone wall 0.7m wide, 1m high. Cache or shelter denoted on north-west by clitter, on north and south by coursed drystone walling standing up to 1m and 6 courses high. The east side is denoted by a single flat slab up to 0.4m high and 0.7m wide. Two sheets of corrugated iron lie within the structure and may have been a roof.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(04/02/2004) A post-medieval or later shelter is built into the side of a clitter spread below Higher Tor an at the edge of a prehistoric enclosure. It comprises a crude stone wall which encloses an area roughly 1.6 metres by 1.5 metres across.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
(19/11/2019). A post-medieval or later shelter built into the side of a clitter spread below the eastern side of Higher Tor.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144171. |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126415 ] |
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SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV58446 | Related to: Enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 2:04PM |
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