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Monument Number 438139
Hob Uid: 438139
Location : Devon West Devon Brentor
Grid Ref : SX4710080370
Summary : Enclosure, of uncertain date (possibly a Prehistoric hillfort), seen as earthworks.
More information : Brent Tor has been fortified, the turf vallum being still in a good state of preservation. (1) An earthwork of unknown date or purpose runs around Brent Tor well below the summit in the form of a massive stone-faced bank. In 1232 Henry III granted to the abbot of Tavistock, an annual three-day fair to be held at the church of Brentor. (2) Air photographs also show a possible bank nearer the summit of Brent Tor. (3) A rapid examination of air photography (6a) shows the earthworks on Brent Tor, possibly the remains of a Prehistoric hillfort. (6)

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Source details : Guide to Dartmoor 1912 161 (W Crossing)
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Source details : New Survey of England. Devon 1954 348 (W G Hoskins)
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Source details : AP's (17/RAF 170 0079 0080 May 58)
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Source details : AP (St Joseph HT 27)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : DOE (IAM) Record Form 6.4.76
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Andrew Miller/08-JAN-1996/RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project
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Source Number : 6a
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Source details : NMR, SX 4780/1-2, 4-8
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Hillfort
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Bank (Earthwork)
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : DV 988
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SX 48 SE 5
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 438139