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| HER Number: | MDV34224 |
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| Name: | Bank on Roborough Down |
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Summary
Roughly rectangular bank on Roborough Down, between the Devonport and Plymouth Leats. A third leat runs through this feature. Function unclear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 514 648 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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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: SX56SW/272
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
Fairy Surveys Ltd, 1969, 6963/7/697, 29/07/1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV269622.
Bank is visible on the aerial photograph.
Griffiths, D. M., 1986, Worksheet for bank and leat on Roborough Down, 30/4/1986 (Worksheet). SDV20326.
Remains of bank running from road for approx 65 metres north-north-west of the road and turning through right angle to head east-north-east. Relationship to leat unclear. Aerial photographs suggest it may return back to the road at approx SX516650. Ditch visible on outside (i.e. west and north) of bank, which is approx 2.5 metres wide - rather spread.
Sketch plan included.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20326 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 1986. Worksheet for bank and leat on Roborough Down. Worksheet. Digital. 30/4/1986. |
| SDV269622 | Aerial Photograph: Fairy Surveys Ltd. 1969. 6963/7/697. Fairy Surveys Ltd aerial photograph. Unknown. 29/07/1969. [Mapped feature: #88232 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV127259 | Part of: Field system on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum and Bickleigh (Monument) |
| MDV49015 | Related to: Extractive pits on Roborough Down (Monument) |
| MDV105293 | Related to: Leat on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV19108 | Related to: Plymouth Leat (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2020 1:00PM |
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