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| HER Number: | MDV132298 |
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| Name: | Mound west of the Walla Brook |
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Summary
An amorphous stoney mound measuring 5.2m by 2.9m and 0.5m high. The date and function of the mound is uncertain but it has been suggested that it may be the result of recent clearance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 772 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE125
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 912731
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MOUND (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(27/08/1992) SX 67037692. An amorphous stoney mound situated on the floodplain of the Walla Brook 150m NW of Grendon Strip Plantation. Depicted by Butler (1991 Map 18) (1), this feature is 5.2m N-S by 2.9m and 0.5m high. It lies on the line of a prominent reave, part of the Dartmeet Parallel Reave System (locally SX 67 NE 137). The mound appears to be a spoil heap of stones removed from short stretches of this reave. The breaks so created were probably designed to ease vehicular access along the drier parts of the floodplain. It does not appear to be an antiquity.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East (Monograph). SDV299725.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Newman, P., 2008, Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV347061.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV347061 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2008. Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135298 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2022 9:12AM |
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