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| HER Number: | MDV122892 |
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| Name: | Charcoal burning platforms on Langcombe Hill. Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Two clusters of peat charcoal hearths or meilers on the high ground of Langcombe Hill, between the Plym and Erme valleys. The northern cluster has at least ten platforms, while that to the south-south-west has seven.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 619 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of possible prehistoric barrow surrounded by later peat stands at Langcombe Head
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM (Constructed, XIII to XIX - 1201 AD? (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Circular features shown on survey.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A cluster of at least ten peat charcoal hearths or meilers on the high ground of Langcombe Hill, between the Plym and Erme valleys. The meilers comprise turf-covered, circular, earth or peat, flat-topped mounds. Some have a wedge profile to accommodate the slope. The dimensions vary considerably but 10 metres diameter is an average diameter, and some survive to over 1.5 metres high. These features have not yet been dated, but it is known from documentation, that peat charcoal was produced on Dartmoor using this method from at least the 13th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117223 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48107 | Related to: Boundary stone between the Parishes of Shaugh Prior and Cornwood, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV13173 | Related to: Heather-covered cairn or peat burning platform at Lancombe Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV13174 | Related to: Heather-covered cairn or peat burning platform at Lancombe Head, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV107561 | Related to: Peat Charcoal Burning Platforms at Langcombe Head (Monument) |
| MDV5124 | Related to: Peat mound once thought to be a barrow, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV13175 | Related to: Possible cairns at Langcombe Head (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8965 - Aerial survey of guardianship sites on Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 16 2024 4:19PM |
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