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HER Number:MDV119968
Name:Boundary wall in Easdon Down Wood

Summary

Former boundary wall depicted on the historic mapping (now only party surviving) recorded in the 1991 survey of the woodland as a ruinous stone wall.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 741 829
Map Sheet:SX78SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH BOVEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD? to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Depicted on the Tithe Map, this is the boundary between plots 241, 242, 243, 244 and 245. Map object partly based on this source.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Still depicted on the early 20th century historic map.


Smith, N. J. L., 1992, Woodland Archaeological Survey December 1991 North Bovey Woodlands, 10, B3 (Report - Survey). SDV360446.

B3 wall. Ruinous stone wall dividing sector B from sectors C, D and E. Runs parallel to a modern trackway not shown on the Ordnance Survey map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV360446Report - Survey: Smith, N. J. L.. 1992. Woodland Archaeological Survey December 1991 North Bovey Woodlands. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. 10, B3. [Mapped feature: #79263 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV119964Related to: Boundary bank in Easdon Down Wood, south-west of Aller Farm (Monument)
MDV119966Related to: Fragments of walling in Easdon Down Wood (Monument)
MDV119965Related to: Platforms in Easdon Down Wood, south-west of Aller Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7393 - Archaeological condition survey in Sanduck Woods

Date Last Edited:Oct 9 2017 11:15AM