| Summary : A prehistoric enclosure which measures 17m (N/S) by 18m with faced boulder/stone walling 0.5m high. The east side is difficult to trace in peat and reed cover and an entrance is not discernable. The Bronze Age enclosure, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as a structure and earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. It was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
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| More information : At SX 60716703, on a slight south-west slope at 400m OD,
is an enclosure with an internal diameter of 14.0m, formed
by a bank of small stones largely overgrown with turf, from
which occasional upright and recumbent stones protrude. (see plan).
There are two gaps of 2.0m and 4.0m on the east side with a
triangular platform between them. At first sight this seems to be
a vermin trap of some kind but the earthfast stones along two of
its sides are so low they could not deflect the course of any
animal. A 1.0m break in the bank on the west side of the enclosure
is possibly an entrance. The interior is featureless.
The enclosure, found during field investigation, is not readily
categorised though evidently prehistoric. Its internal
diameter and plan could suggest a ring cairn or enclosed cremation
cemetery with breaks caused by later mutilation, but the construction
is crude and uneven. Nevertheless its isolation, some 200m from the
nearest hut circles (SX 66 NW40 and SX 66 NW41), suggests a
non-domestic function.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD and at 1:200. (1)
A prehistoric enclosure adjacent to the Langcombe Brook. The enclosure has an internal diameter of 14 metres, formed by a bank of small stones largely overgrown with turf, from which occasional upright and recumbent stones protrude. A 1 metre break on the west side of the enclosure is possibly an entrance. Scheduled. (2)
An enclosure, roughly circular about 18m across bounded by a double wall of fair-sized slabs (3)
A prehistoric enclosure which measures 17m (N/S) by 18m with faced boulder/stone walling 0.5m high. The east side is difficult to trace in peat and reed cover and an entrance is not discernable. (4)
The Bronze Age enclosure, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as a structure and earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. It was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. Four earthwork banks, some containing large stones, make up the majority of the enclosure; its northern arc is indicated by stones only. Overall it is approximately 18.8m in diameter. Previous authorities have suggested that this feature could be a ring cairn or embanked stone circle (see Dartmoor National Park Authority Historic Environment Record MDV12420). Scheduled monument NHLE 1016145. (5-6)
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