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| HER Number: | MDV122627 |
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| Name: | Rectangular building platform above the Cowsic River |
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Summary
Rectangular building platform (probably prehistoric) situated on a slope above the Cowsic River
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 591 794 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065695
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX57NE115
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING PLATFORM (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD? (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(19/09/1994) SX 59147944. A small rectangular platform located on the steep east-facing slope above the right bank of the Cowsic River, 400 metres north-east of Conies Down Tor. The structure measures internally 3.0 metres (north-south) by 1.8 metres with a coursed boulder revetment up to 0.5 metres high on the north, west and south. The eastern margin is marked by a slight stony rim on the edge of the platform. A possible entrance lies in the southern end.
There is no indication as to the antiquity of this uncharacteristic monument. However, it lies on the northern periphery of a scattered Bronze Age settlement (SX 57 NE 103-110) and may have formed an element of it.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(10/08/2004) As described in 1994. In an area of shortish grass. Condition is stable.
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 ruined rectangular tinners' hut in an area of tin streamworks south-east of Blackbrook Head.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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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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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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: #112834 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48266 | Part of: Group of hut circles north-east of Conies Down Tor (Monument) |
| MDV48269 | Related to: Pair of huts above the Cowsic River (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2021 3:32PM |
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