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| HER Number: | MDV119530 |
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| Name: | Earthwork south-west of Higher Hartor Tor |
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Summary
Low bank measuring 39.5 metres long, 4.0 metres wide and standing to a maximum 1.0 metre high. Recorded during survey work in 1999, the function of this feature is unknown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 597 675 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE220
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1238443
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 47 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted by Butler.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(26/07/1999) SX 59756757 to SX 597867544. A long, low turf mound lie on the false crest of the south-west facing slope of Higher Hartor Tor. It measures 39.5 metres long, 4.0 metres wide and stands a maximum 1.0 metre high. It lies across the slope.
Its origin and function are unclear though its proximity to the abandoned cornditch type boundaries in this area suggest a late medieval or post-medieval date.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. Map 47. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #78796 ] |
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| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2021 12:11PM |
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