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| HER Number: | MDV6902 |
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| Name: | Alleged stone circle, Winter Tor |
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Summary
Prowse (1890) recorded a possible circle or setting here but this is thought to be a nature stone grouping.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 608 919 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Belstone |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW77
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 894327
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) STONE SETTING (Unknown date)
Full description
Prowse, A. B., 1890, Notes on the Neighbourhood of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor, 187 (Article in Serial). SDV239781.
About 229m from the stone circle at SX 60789194 on the slope of Winter Tor is a space 3.7m across surrounded by a series of large stones. Regular outline. May be human handiwork or a natural feature.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 RAF photos.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(20/09/1993) There is no reason to suspect that the feature described is anything other than natural and no evidence of a stone circle is visible.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(-/-/2002) Considered under MPP but no trace found.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV239781 | Article in Serial: Prowse, A. B.. 1890. Notes on the Neighbourhood of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 22. Digital. 187. [Mapped feature: #44859 ] |
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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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. P. Newman. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 20 2022 8:20AM |
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