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| HER Number: | MDV6564 |
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| Name: | Enclosure at the northern end of Assycombe Brook settlement, Datmoor Forest |
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Summary
Small rectangular enclosure of 40 metres by 30 metres at the north end of Assycombe Brook settlement containing the remains of two hut circles
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 659 828 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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: SX68SE/15
- Old SAM Ref: 28655
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Northern of a row of four small enclosures shown on 19th century map to the east of Assycombe Brook with a 'Hut Circle' in the centre.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 157, Map 35, Site 5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Northern of two small enclosures shown at the 'Assycombe Brook settlement' with a hut circle in the centre.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Enclosure visible on aerial photo. Map object based on this source.
Newman, P., 2013, Fernworthy Forest Sites Survey (Un-published). SDV351708.
Newman, P., 2013, The Archaeology of Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor, Devon, 22 (Report - Survey). SDV351784.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Enclosure shown. Map object based on this source.
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1017981 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
[Part of] stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe.
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. 157, Map 35, Site 5. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV351708 | Un-published: Newman, P.. 2013. Fernworthy Forest Sites Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV351784 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2013. The Archaeology of Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor, Devon. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital + A4. 22. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97881 ] |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1017981. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14807 | Part of: Assycombe Brook Settlement on the east side of the brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV58433 | Part of: Field system at Assycombe Brook, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV58435 | Related to: Hut Circle at northern end of Assycombe Brook settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6565 | Related to: Hut circle within Asssycombe Brook settlement, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2023 9:23AM |
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