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HER Number:MDV27282
Name:Walls on Manga Hill

Summary

Three lengths of unfinished walling lie within this area on Manga Hill and several lines of cairns which presumably represent preliminary stone gathering for the construction of further walls. These features probably date from the late 18th or early 19th century when Teignhead farm was enclosed from open moorland.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 638 847
Map Sheet:SX68SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68SW92
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 621691
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/113

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WALL (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 1977, SX6484, 1/231-232 (Aerial Photograph). SDV269515.

Aph=nmr sx6484/(18/5/1977).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Bank extending from field boundary in the south visible on NMR 1977 aerial photograph.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(09/02/1990) Three lengths of unfinished walling lie within this area on Manga Hill and several lines of cairns which presumably represent preliminary stone gathering for the construction of further walls.
These features probably date from the late C18th or early C19th when Teignhead farm was enclosed from open moorland. See also SX68SW/112.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV269515Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6484. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. 1/231-232.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV350839Report - 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 features: #137064 ; #137067 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV27281Related to: Clearance cairns on Manga Hill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8651 - Teignhead Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

Date Last Edited:Apr 26 2022 8:51AM