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| HER Number: | MDV20314 |
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| Name: | ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Earthwork in field to south of railway cottage, meldon. North-east half of a circular earthwork enclosure in pasture field is clearly visible on nmr aps. No trace on aps of south-west half which lies in two different fields. North-east half of enclosure is also faintly visible on 1947 raf aps (timms). Vis=17/6/1983 (griffiths). No sign of upstanding earthwork in this field. There is a band of lower lying ground, with a darker, reedier vegetation on approx the same line as shown in the ap. ?ditch. Outer edge of field (road) reflects curve of this enclosure - ?? outer bank. Possible entrance gap in east.(fmg on ap 1510/555).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 559 920 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a coaxial field system thought to be Bronze Age in date south of Meldon preserved in the modern field layout
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE149
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572251
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV227132.
Des=timms, s. /as above/(14/3/1983). Earthwork in field to south of railway cottage, meldon. North-east half of a circular earthwork enclosure in pasture field is clearly visible on nmr aps. No trace on aps of south-west half which lies in two different fields. North-east half of enclosure is also faintly visible on 1947 raf aps (timms).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV227134.
Des=griffiths, d. M. /as above. Vis=17/6/1983 (griffiths). No sign of upstanding earthwork in this field. There is a band of lower lying ground, with a darker, reedier vegetation on approx the same line as shown in the ap. ?ditch. Outer edge of field (road) reflects curve of this enclosure - ?? outer bank. Possible entrance gap in east.(fmg on ap 1510/555).
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4200 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 300-316/309 in smr(lf). (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.
A semi-circular low bank is visible on an air photo in a field north-east of Higher Bowden.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224088 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 300-316/309 in smr(lf).. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4200. |
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| SDV227132 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV227134 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV130350 | Related to: Possible enclosure north of Higher Bowden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 30 2021 3:11PM |
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