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| HER Number: | MDV54471 |
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| Name: | 'Conscies Road', Tor Royal |
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Summary
This track, reputedly built by World War II conscientious objectors, extends first as a curvilinear metalled road from Bull Park (SX60307330) to SX60887319. Beyond to sx62607276 it is a dead-straight embanked track 8.8m wide overall with a crude, eroded boulder and stone surface. A semi-circular deviation to the line at sx62147289 approximately 73m across, skirts a deep marsh. It partially overlies the tavistock-ashburton pack-horse track (fletcher). Vis=see also sx67sw/436.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 616 729 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW267
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620471
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/442
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRACKWAY (Early 20th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1930 AD? (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1982, Survey of Tor Royal Farm (Report - Survey). SDV218978.
SX 61007318. Conscies Road.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(27/04/1989) Centred SX 61357306. This track, reputedly built by World War I conscientious objectors, extends first as a curvilinear metalled road from Bull Park (SX 60307330) to SX 60887319. Beyond to SX 62607276 it is a dead-straight embanked track 8.8m wide overall with a crude, eroded boulder and stone surface.
A semi-circular deviation to the line at SX 62147289 approximately 73.0m across, skirts a deep marsh (personal comment from tenant of Tor Royal Farm). It partially overlies the Tavistock-Ashburton pack-horse track (SX 67 SW 245).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218978 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1982. Survey of Tor Royal Farm. Unknown. |
| 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. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54463 | Related to: Route of the Tavistock to Ashburton pack-horse track (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 2:55PM |
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