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| HER Number: | MDV3627 |
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| Name: | Gatepost at Longash Farm |
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Summary
Holed stone gate hanger. This was located built into the south side of a stone wall. It measures 0.4 metres by 0.4 metres and is 0.3 metres thick. The hole is 0.15m deep. The stone because it is square would appear to have been the base stone in which the gate axis was seated.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 548 741 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440427
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX57SW7
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/35
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE PIER (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1949, The Moorstone Age, Part 1, 315 (Article in Serial). SDV274816.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SW7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV227978.
SX 54837418 Holed Stone Gate Hanger. (Worth, R. H., 1948)
(21/11/1950) This was located built into the south side of a stone wall. It measures 0.4m x 0.4m and is 0.3m thick. The hole is 0.15m deep. The stone appears to have been the base stone of a gate to pivot on because it is square in plan.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV227978 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SW7. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV274816 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1949. The Moorstone Age, Part 1. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. A5 Hardback. 315. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12820 | Related to: Huckentor deserted farmstead, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV3626 | Related to: Longash farm, near Merrivale, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 18 2021 2:52PM |
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