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| HER Number: | MDV69506 |
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| Name: | Cluster of four mortar pits on Langstone Moor |
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Summary
A cluster of four military mortar pits, comprising sunken circular earthworks with associated ammunition holes on the north-west facing slope of Langstone Moor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 548 779 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE135
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1388126
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/258
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEAPONS PIT (Constructed, XIX to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD (Between) to 1999 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, Figure 2 (Report - Survey). SDV255420.
(11/09/2003) Centred SX 54897795. A cluster of four mortar pits (at SX 54857794, SX 54857797, SX 54897797 and SX54937794) and associated ammunition holes lie on the gentle north-west facing slope of Langstone Moor some 800 metres south-east of Whittor.
The pits are circular and measure between 3.5 metres and 5.5 metres in diameter and are dug into the slope to provide level interiors a maximum of 0.4 metres below the current ground surface. The edges of the pits are marked by earthen banks 1.0 metres wide and up to 0.5 metres high. Dispersed around the area are a number of smaller hollows, some containing traces of stone facings, formerly designed to hold ammunition. These are rectangular, rarely more than 0.75 metres long and 0.4 metres deep.
Two additional mortar pits and several ammunition holes lie at SX54347734 and 54377729, some 800 metres to the south-west.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) Condition is poor.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360515.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
A cluster of four military mortar pits, comprising sunken circular earthworks with associated ammunition holes on the north-west facing slope of Langstone Moor.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV255420 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2003. The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. 25. A4 Comb Bound. Figure 2. |
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| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV360515 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Merrivale Range, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #112918 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV122669 | Related to: Two mortar pits north of Roos Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 6 2022 8:43AM |
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