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| HER Number: | MDV125945 |
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| Name: | Openwork on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
A very irregular ditch and area of uneven ground is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It is one of a number of similar medieval or post-medieval tin working opencuts on Roborough Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 512 654 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the World War II RAF Harrowbeer airfield, as well as medieval fields and farms, industrial tin working, sections of the Devonport and Plymouth Leats, and part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway on Roborough Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/92
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPENCUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4298-4299 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
An irregular earthwork ditch is visible.
NERC, 2013, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5065 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013 (Cartographic). SDV361514.
An irregular earthwork ditch is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A very irregular ditch, up to approximately 80 metres wide with irregular edges, is visible as an earthwork and area of uneven ground on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured in 2013. It may be one of a number of opencuts for tin working on Roborough Down, or possibly a continuation of MDV34221, probably dating to the late medieval or post-medieval period.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361514 | Cartographic: NERC. 2013. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) Tellus: South Devon to Dartmoor. Digital. LIDAR SX5065 Tellus DTM 01-JUL-2013 to 31-AUG-2013. [Mapped feature: #118451 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4298-4299 27-FEB-1946. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV34221 | Related to: Tinners' gullies on Roborough Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 25 2019 2:55PM |
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