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HER Number: | MDV59311 |
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Name: | Possible building on east side of the settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh |
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Summary
Previously identified as a building (possible medieval longhouse), survey work in 2007 found no evidence of a building and this was recorded as an uneven hollow.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 659 907 |
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Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Throwleigh |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | THROWLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SE70
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1476203
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/26/36
- Old SAM Ref: 28694
- Pastscape: 1476203
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) LONGHOUSE (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 148969, 10/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
At SX 6554 9044. Historic rectangular building lying within an earlier coaxial field system on Throwleigh Common. Measures 9.5 metres by 3.6 metres. Wall 1.5 metres wide, 1.1 metres high. Rubble lying in interior, particularly in the upper half. Situated on a relatively steep slope. The doorway is not visible. Divided into two rooms. The upper room measures 3 metres long and is separated from the other one by a 1.2 metres wide scarp. Dense bracken cover.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 196, Map 39, Figure 39.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Feature '19' described as a medieval longhouse circa 15 metres long by 3.7 metres wide and aligned south-west by north-east at 'Throwleigh Common settlement'. It incorporated the lower end of a reave as part of its wall.
Newman, P., 2007, Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh, Devon. A 'Premier Archaeological Landscape' within Dartmoor National Park Level 2 Survey Report, 6, figure (Report - Survey). SDV360261.
(30/05/2007) A longhouse is recorded by Butler at SX6592 9075. No feature could be found that matches that description but an uneven hollow, containing no evidence of a building.
Richards, A. F., 2017, Comment regarding possible building on Throwleigh Common (Personal Comment). SDV235748.
Gerrard apparently gives quite a different grid reference for a building on the Common, which also refers to Butler. As Butler only records one possible longhouse in his Atlas, this is assumed to be the feature at this site, which was identified as an uneven hollow in 2007 survey.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 196, Map 39, Figure 39.1. |
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SDV235748 | Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2017. Comment regarding possible building on Throwleigh Common. Not Applicable. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 148969, 10/4/1997. |
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SDV360261 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2007. Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh, Devon. A 'Premier Archaeological Landscape' within Dartmoor National Park Level 2 Survey Report. English Heritage. 40/2007. A4 Bound + Digital. 6, figure. [Mapped feature: #96419 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6971 | Related to: Settlement on Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh (Monument) |
MDV27495 | Related to: Throwleigh Common parallel reave system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7297 - Survey of Throwleigh Common Premier Archaeological Landscape
Date Last Edited: | Aug 4 2023 4:43PM |
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