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| HER Number: | MDV52808 |
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| Name: | Ditches, Powder Mills |
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Summary
Two sections of a V-shaped ditch, running alongside the Powder Mills enclosure wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 627 771 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of streamworking, peat working and associated leats west of Powder Mills Cottages
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW199
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 883944
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/293
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2467-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 627771 Ditches.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(08/06/1989) Two sections of a V-shaped ditch, running alongside the Powder Mills enclosure wall from SX 62757690 to SX 62747700 and SX ?72727715 to SX 62887729.
The ditches are at least 4m wide and 0.7m deep and have traces of upcast `banks' to either side 1.2m wide and 0.2-0.5m high.
Their purpose is unclear but they may be the remnants of an earlier unfinished boundary or connected with tin mining.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2467-8. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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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. P. Pattison. [Mapped feature: #135411 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27669 | Related to: Alleged streamworks north-east of Cherrybrook Hotel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 15 2023 11:01AM |
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