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| HER Number: | MDV113255 |
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| Name: | Drift lane south-east of Tunhill Rocks |
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Summary
A deserted lane, or drift, comprising two approximately parallel earthen banks, leads up the hillside to the west, opening into an area of enclosed fields bounded by earthen banks, some with external ditches. The track can be traced intermittently through the fields, continuing down the western slope towards Blackslade.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 733 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and walling remains of a Bronze Age coaxial field system around Pil Tor with remains of reaves, enclosures, hut circle settlements including Foales Arrishes, continuing south onto Blackslade Down
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DROVE ROAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Fletcher, M. J., 1991, Blackslade Down features (Worksheet). SDV303118.
Field system south-east of Tunhill Rocks. Rectilinear plots with well defined double faced boulder/stone walls enclosing ridge and furrow. A medieval trackway skirts the southern side. Relationship with enclosure MDV7438 unclear.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 16-17, 56, figure 11 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
A deserted lane, or drift, comprising two approximately parallel earthen banks, leads up the hillside to the west, opening into an area of enclosed fields bounded by earthen banks, some with external ditches. The track can be traced intermittently through the fields, continuing down the western slope towards Blackslade.
Condition is mostly stable but some footpath erosion.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV303118 | Worksheet: Fletcher, M. J.. 1991. Blackslade Down features. Worksheet. Digital. |
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #72585 ] |
| SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 16-17, 56, figure 11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7468 | Related to: Blackslade Longhouse (Building) |
| MDV7437 | Related to: Cairn and Cist on Blackslade Down (Monument) |
| MDV27951 | Related to: Field system around Whittaburrow, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV43230 | Related to: Field system on the west slope of Blackslade Down near Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV7438 | Related to: Hut circle settlement on the east side of Tunhill Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV26975 | Related to: Parallel reaves around Whittaburrow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2023 3:07PM |
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