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| HER Number: | MDV59351 |
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| Name: | Enclosure on east slope of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh |
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Summary
D-shaped enclosure of 16 metres by 11.5 metres with walls 3 metres wide by 0.5 metres high associated with a hut circle on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 647 896 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/153
- Old SAM Ref: 28694
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149013 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(11/04/1997) SX 6475 8968 Enclosure and stone hut circle on the east facing slope of Kennon Hill. Measures 16m by 11.5m. Earthwork wall 3m wide, 0.5m high. D-shaped. One linked hut.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, 230, Map 39, Site 4 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Kennon Hill N.E. Settlement '3' at SX647897 has two sides of a rectangular enclosure with a circular enclosure of 14.5 metres diameter has been built across one corner and the grass covered foundations of a hut of 5 metres diameter lie on the perimeter.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018916 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Part of Scheduled area.
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. 199, 230, Map 39, Site 4. |
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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 149013. |
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| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018916. [Mapped feature: #140950 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV59352 | Parent of: Hut circle within small enclosure to the south-east of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh (Monument) |
| MDV59350 | Related to: Hut circle north of Forder Brook, Throwleigh (Monument) |
| MDV59353 | Related to: Two lengths of boundary wall leading to an enclosure south-east of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 13 2024 2:18PM |
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