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HER Number: | MDV2839 |
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Name: | Prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford |
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Summary
Enclosure east of Addicombe measuring 60 metres by 40 metres with walls 0.5 metres high by 1.3 metre wide. Divided by a cross wall and with two internal huts and at least one external hut; aerial sources suggest two.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 649 582 |
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Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Harford |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX65NE29
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/9
- Old SAM County Ref: 521
- Old SAM Ref: 10617
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Enclosure shown on 19th century map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1139-1140 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.
National Monuments Record, 1976, SX6458, 2/238-239 (Aerial Photograph). SDV150513.
Photograph taken on 22nd April 1976.
Hankin, C. F., 1977-1980, Harford Parish Checklist (Worksheet). SDV149931.
East of Addicombe on west facing slope just south of the spring which supplies the Addicombe stream with water is an enclosure of irregular shape with diameter north to south of 25 metres and east to west diameter of 50 metres. The walls are earth and stone 1 - 2 metres wide and in places 1 metre high, but not complete. The site is covered with bracken in the summer.
Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.
Site visited on 12th June 1984.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Kidney-shaped enclosure visible on 1976 aerial photograph containing two hut circles attached to the internal wall, the 1946 aerial photograph shows one hut circle and possibly two others. Two hut circles are close by.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1987, SX65NE29, SX65NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV150511.
The easterly enclosure at SX64955823 is roughly diamond-shaped and appears to be divided into two by a possible wall running approximately between the two hut circles. Faint traces of what may be another hut circle appear in the north corner.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 18, Map 53, Figure 53.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Addicombe enclosures and cairns includes Enclosure 'B' which faces directly down the combe just above the deep tinners' excavation around the head of the brook. Tinners' pits continue across the interior and further disruption has been caused by tracks passing above the workings. The interior is divided by a cross wall beteen a pair of huts and a third free-standing hut of 4.7 metres diameter is found outside the enclosure to the west.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Enclosure shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1017609 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.
Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe. Roughly oval enclosure, 25 metres by 50 metres. Contains two hut circles attached to the walls.This enclosure lies near the head of the small valley of the Addicombe stream.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 13. 7.2.2 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
The two enclosures at Addicombe only have a few hut circles and internal divisions perhaps separating domestic and agricultural areas. A fragmentary field system lies close to the enclosures and is probably associated with them.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Site visited on 24th April 2021 and surveyed. Enclosure with three hut circles and internal division, Addicombe: 40 metres north to south by 60 metres east to west, tumbled stone walls, 1.3 metres wide, 0.5 metres wide with upright facing stones. On open moorland with 3 paths crossing the site.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1139-1140. |
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SDV149931 | Worksheet: Hankin, C. F.. 1977-1980. Harford Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. Digital. |
SDV150511 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1987. SX65NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX65NE29. |
SDV150513 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX6458. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. 2/238-239. |
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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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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 18, Map 53, Figure 53.1. |
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SDV343082 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1984. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout. |
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SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV363414 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1017609. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV25309 | Parent of: Huts west of enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128193 | Parent of: Northern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128194 | Parent of: Southern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128272 | Related to: Eastern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure to the north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128274 | Related to: Eastern hut circle within prehistoric enclosure north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV3117 | Related to: Enclosure and hut circles east at Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV13076 | Related to: Enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128267 | Related to: Northern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV26421 | Related to: Possible hut circle east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV13075 | Related to: Prehistoric enclosure with hut circles north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128268 | Related to: Southern hut circle in prehistoric enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128271 | Related to: Western hut circle in prehistoric enclosure to the north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
MDV128273 | Related to: Western hut circle within prehistoric enclosure north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2023 1:53PM |
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