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| HER Number: | MDV66348 |
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| Name: | Enclosure or field east of North Brimpts Mine, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Sub-rectangular enclosure surrounding a smaller circular or ovoid enclosure incorporating a hut circle, overlain by the remains of the North Brimpts Mine, particluarly trial pits along the northern edge of the enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 653 749 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE90
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 914933
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/55/1
- Old SAM Ref: 34461
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Visible on the aerial photographs.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on aerial photographs.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(24/10/1988) SX 6538 7502. A rectangular field of some 3ha formed by a low turf and heather covered stony bank 0.2m to 0.4m high and about 2m wide, often no more than a vegetation line of darker heather. It surrounds, and may be associated with the hut circle and small enclosure (SX 67 NE 86).
English Heritage, 2014, National Heritage List for England, 1021049 (National Heritage List for England). SDV355683.
Stone hut circle linked to a small circular enclosure sitting within a second, and much larger, sub-rectangular enclosure.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV355683 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2014. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Website. 1021049. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56397 | Related to: Brimpts North Tin Mine south of Laughter Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV29155 | Related to: Enclosure east of North Brimpts Mine, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV133021 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure east of North Brimpts Mine, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66358 | Related to: OPEN CUT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66357 | Related to: RESERVOIR in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV56411 | Related to: Trackway at Brimpts Mine (Monument) |
| MDV56409 | Related to: TRIAL PIT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8634 - Brimpts Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2022 11:31AM |
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