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| HER Number: | MDV5963 |
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| Name: | Enclosure within settlement at Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Almost triangular enclosure of 38 metres by 40 metres with walls 1.2 metres wide by up to 0.8 metres high within the settlement on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 613 772 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/90
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/F63/58/6399, 032-033 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229824.
Photograph taken on 2nd July 1964.
National Monument Record, 1969, SX6179, 1/37-41 (Aerial Photograph). SDV267882.
Photpgraph taken on 12th April 1969.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX67NW81, SX67NW81 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV249650.
Visited on 1st October 1978. The enclosure on the west-facing slope of Littaford Tors has two internal hut circles, one attached and the other incorporated into the walls. It may have an associated bank extending from it southwards.
National Monuments Record, 1979, SF1509 (Aerial Photograph). SDV262885.
Photograph taken on 24th April 1979.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Triangular enclosure with two hut circles visible on aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 156998 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Enclosure wall is a mixture of rubble bank and single orthostats measuring 1.2 metres wide by up to 0.8 metres high.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 60-61, Map 29, Figure 29.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Irregular shaped enclosure with two hut circles within 'Littaford Tors West' settlement.
English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.
Remains of an almost triangular enclosure shown on survey with two hut circles.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Enclosure shown on modern mapping
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1020876 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Enclosure within 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. 60-61, Map 29, Figure 29.1. |
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| SDV229824 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF/F63/58/6399. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 032-033. |
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| SDV249650 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX67NW81. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW81. |
| SDV262885 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. SF1509. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. |
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| SDV267882 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1969. SX6179. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1/37-41. |
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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 156998. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345521 | Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138311 ] |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1020876. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV66081 | Parent of: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66083 | Parent of: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV5933 | Part of: Field system and hut settlements on south-west slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66082 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66084 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66085 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 6 2022 2:08PM |
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