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| HER Number: | MDV26159 |
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| Name: | Unlikely enclosure south-east of Laughter Hole Farm |
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Summary
Originally recorded as a possible enclosure from aerial photographs, survey in 1993 could find no ground evidence to support this identification. The area lies under coarse grass and gorse on a gentle north-east-facing slope 400m south of Laughter Hole House.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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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
- SHINE: Prehistoric enclosure with hut circles 400 metres south of Laughter Hole House
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE216
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 890980
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/140
- Pastscape: 890980
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Undated)
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1307-1308 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible enclosure not very clearly visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/11/1993) There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the enclosure recorded by the RCHME APU transcription. The area described by NGR lies under coarse grass and gorse on a gentle north-east-facing slope 400m south of Laughter Hole House.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1307-1308. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 10:55AM |
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