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| HER Number: | MDV64196 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford |
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Summary
Northern of three Prehistoric settlements on Chagford Common with four fields remaining and including three hut circles. Another hut circle and a remnant field is located to the east
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 679 836 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/120/15
- Old SAM Ref: 28728
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Enclosure shown on aerial photograph with three hut circles.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149382 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Site visited on 29th January 1999. Northern of 3 agglomerated enclosures forming part of an enclosed Prehistoric settlement on Chagford Common.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 29-30, map 25 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Later enclosures have destroyed the northern end of Settlement 7. The walls become progressively more denuded as they approach the later fields. Three hut circles are described within the enclosure with two further hut circles are located to the east.
Passmore, A. J., 1997, Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape, 14, Figure 1 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV360382.
Half destroyed Prehistoric enclosure on Chagford Common subdivided into small fields and containing hut circles.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Outline of several enclosures visible on data.
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. 29-30, map 25. |
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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 149382. |
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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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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110691 ] |
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| SDV360382 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Passmore, A. J.. 1997. Boveycombehedd, Chagford, Devon: an archaeological investigation of a Diachronic landscape. King Alfred's College, Winchester. A4 Comb Bound. 14, Figure 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV64185 | Parent of: Hut Circle to East of Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV64181 | Parent of: Hut Circle with the northern Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV64180 | Parent of: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV64182 | Parent of: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV64183 | Parent of: Hut Circle within Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV119708 | Related to: Field system surrounding Ridgeleigh deserted farm site, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6668 | Related to: Hurston Ridge Prehistoric Enclosure, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6715 | Related to: Hut Circle east of Prehistoric Enclosure on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6716 | Related to: Possible enclosure on the north side of Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6707 | Related to: Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6708 | Related to: Prehistoric Settlement on Chagford Common, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7505 - Boveycombehedd, Chagford: An Archaeological Investigation of a Diachronic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2022 11:54AM |
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