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| HER Number: | MDV64825 |
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| Name: | Hilltop Enclosure in Chacegrove Wood |
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Summary
A hilltop enclosure located in a wood on the gentle south facing slope of a low hill survives as a flattened ovoid earthwork, aligned east to west. It has a low internal bank, aligned north to south, and an entrance on its north side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 794 630 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DARTINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SE/226
- Old SAM Ref: 33786
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 301 BC (Between))
Full description
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2002, Hilltop Enclosure and Woodbanks in Chacegrove Wood, 540 Metres North-west of Dartington Hall (Schedule Document). SDV343948.
This monument includes a hilltop enclosure located in a wood on the gentle south facing slope of a low hill, with medieval and post-medieval woodbanks adjoining to the south and east. The enclosure survives as a flattened ovoid earthwork, aligned east to west. Its interior measures 22 metres long and 6 metres wide with a low internal bank, aligned north to south, 4 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. The enclosure bank measures 10 metres wide and is from 0.4 metres to 0.7 metres high, with an entrance 3 metres wide on its north side. No traces of an outer ditch survive.
English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 107 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.
Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems. Principal vulnerability collapse.
English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 100 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342694 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 107. |
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| SDV343948 | Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Hilltop Enclosure and Woodbanks in Chacegrove Wood, 540 Metres North-west of Dartington Hall. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV344777 | Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2010. Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West. English Heritage Report. Digital. 100. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2010 4:11PM |
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