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| HER Number: | MDV119777 |
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| Name: | Possible cultivation ridges on Henlake Down |
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Summary
Visible on the lidar data (and also 1940s aerial photographs), these run broadly east-west with one apparently associated north-south ridge. May be associated with earthwork banks on the western side of Henlake Down and / or the enclosure on the south side of the Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 633 571 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Walling and earthworks of Bronze Age hut circles and cairns, along with cultivation ridges and a medieval or later sub-rectangular enclosure on Henlake Down
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CULTIVATION MARKS (Bronze Age - 2200 BC? to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Some of these cultivation marks are visible on the 1940s aerial photographs.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Visible on the lidar data (and also 1940s aerial photographs), these run broadly east-west with one apparently associated north-south ridge. May be associated with earthwork banks on the western side of Henlake Down and / or the enclosure on the south side of the Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped features: #79065 ; #79066 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126823 | Part of: Field system on Henlake Down, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV28581 | Related to: CAIRN in the Parish of Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV28583 | Related to: Earthwork banks on Henlake Down (Monument) |
| MDV28582 | Related to: Hut circle settlement on Henlake Down (Monument) |
| MDV2854 | Related to: Sub-rectangular enclosure on Henlake Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 6 2019 10:20AM |
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