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HER Number:MDV26196
Name:Enclosure, Widecombe in the Moor

Summary

Rectangular enclosure attached to the corner of a field visible on 1980 aerial photograph recorded in project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 691 786
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Fragmentary field boundaries west of Blackaton Down and possible Bronze Age hut circle, along with remains of enclosure

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/182
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC to 1750 AD)

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1980, SF1748, 288-291 (Aerial Photograph). SDV279663.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Rectangular enclosure attached to the corner of a field. Visible on 1980 NMR aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV279663Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. SF1748. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 288-291.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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. [Mapped feature: #138785 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV26232Related to: Hut circle and field boundaries, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey

Date Last Edited:Mar 27 2023 9:49AM