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HER Number:MDV63351
Name:Prehistoric Settlement northeast of Moor Sand, East Portlemouth

Summary

Possible Prehistoric settlement to the northeast of Moor Sand.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 764 364
Map Sheet:SX73NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishEast Portlemouth
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishEAST PORTLEMOUTH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NE/65
  • Old SAM Ref: 33774

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SETTLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Aerofilms, 1992, Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV346465.


Waterhouse, R., 2000, East Portlemouth Heritage Appraisal: An Archaeological History of the Parish, 8 (Report - non-specific). SDV340515.

Small, possibly Late Bronze Age, settlement comprising an oval enclosure containing at least five circular stone-walled huts at the top of the coastal slope above Moor Sand. Site visible on 1992 aerial photograph.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2004, Coaxial Field Systems and Associated Later Remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head (Schedule Document). SDV340277.

Other details: Part of 33774.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV340277Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2004. Coaxial Field Systems and Associated Later Remains between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled.
SDV340515Report - non-specific: Waterhouse, R.. 2000. East Portlemouth Heritage Appraisal: An Archaeological History of the Parish. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.
SDV346465Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1992. 10000 Vertical. Unknown.

Associated Monuments

MDV79360Related to: Coaxial Field Systems Between Deckler's Cliff and Gammon Head, East Portlemouth (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail

Date Last Edited:Feb 4 2011 10:23AM