They are either low walls of stones piled rudely together in a ridgelike form, or belts of larger stones placed erect in the ground. Their general form is circular, but some examples are elliptical. Remains of habitations are in most cases found in these... Transactions - Page 194by Plymouth athenaeum - 1830Full view - About this book
| Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society - Natural history - 1830 - 398 pages
...of which, composed of stone and turf, have the form of ovens or bee-hives; and others with ' Junctee cortice virgee. OvID. AA a base of stone, consisting...singular curiosity and interest. Its situation is on the N. W. slope of Hamildown, bordering on the parishes of Manaton, and Widecombe ju the Moor. The wall... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1831 - 740 pages
...called by the Moormen, frequently surround these ancient towns. They are either low walls of »tones, piled rudely together in a ridge-like form, or belts...„ „ most extraordinary of all the relics of this (as if marking alleys, lanes, and courts,) class. The wall or mound is formed of and sometimes winding... | |
| English essays - 1831 - 628 pages
...justly conclude that they were originally constructed for purposes of security and defence. " Grimapound is by far the finest and most extraordinary of all the relics of thii class. The wall or mound is formed of moorstnne blocks, rudely piled together, but so large as... | |
| Samuel Rowe - Dartmoor (England) - 1848 - 348 pages
...which itself forms a kind of courtyard round the dwelling, with the jambs at the entrance still erect. Grimspound is by far the finest and most extraordinary...singular curiosity and interest. Its situation is on the NW slope of Hamildon, on the borders of the parishes of Manaton, North Bovey, and Widdecombe. The wall... | |
| Questions and answers - 1852 - 672 pages
...Croker, of South Bovey).* There is a good print of Grimspound in Mr. Howe's book, who describes it as by far the finest and most extraordinary of all the relics of this class. Its situation is on the NW slope of Hamel Down, on the borders of the parishes of j Manaton (Colonel... | |
| Samuel Rowe - Dartmoor - 1896 - 600 pages
...dwelling, with the jambs at the entrance still erect. Grimspound is by far the finest and most important of all the relics of this class. Viewed from Hooknor...singular curiosity and interest. Its situation is on the NW slope of Hameldon, on the borders of the parishes of Manaton, North Bovey, and Widecombe. The wall... | |
| William Lonsdale Watkinson, William Theophilus Davison - Theology - 1865 - 580 pages
...imperil the safety both of the people and of their living property. Hence the need of circumvallations. Grimspound is by far the finest and most extraordinary of all the relics of this class. Grimspound is about half a mile south of Hooknor Tor, on the eastern side of Dartmoor. It is enclosed... | |
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