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HER Number:MDV103670
Name:Circular enclosure in field north-east of Bullaven Farm

Summary

Possible enclosure on the edge of a field north-east of Harford. Feature preserved in irregular modern field boundary.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 642 598
Map Sheet:SX65NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishHarford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishHARFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Prehistoric to Medieval field system east of Harford with earthwork remains of at least two prehistoric enclosures and the Bronze Age Bullaven Reave

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/149
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Visible on aerial photography. Possible enclosure attached to a field wall, within the wider field system. Shows as a circular feature on the 1947 aerial photography and is preserved in the irregular modern field boundary.


Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Modern field boundary shows evidence of this feature.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #63171 ]
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV25321Related to: Circular enclosure in field north of Bullaven Farm (Monument)
MDV25312Related to: Field system east of Harford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 19 2018 1:18PM