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Summary

A short openwork 2.5m wide and 0.8m deep is visible in the steep E facing gulley above the W bank of the Swincombe River. Many large boulders and blocks lie in the base of the openwork and much debris has been thrown up to form a bank, now turf covered, on its S side.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW217
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 620048
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/428

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EXTRACTIVE PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

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

(02/05/1988) SX 6424 7283 to SX 6427 7281. A short openwork 2.5m wide and 0.8m deep is visible in the steep E facing gulley above the W bank of the Swincombe River. Many large boulders and blocks lie in the base of the openwork and much debris has been thrown up to form a bank, now turf covered, on its S side.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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