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| HER Number: | MDV120012 |
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| Name: | Banks west of Owley |
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Summary
Two parallel east-west ridges identified in 1991 survey, running through the woodland. May represent dry stream beds, or possibly fossilised prehistoric boundaries.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 597 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC? to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Smith, N., 1991, Survey Report of Sites and Monuments on Ugborough Moor and within woodlands at Owley, Peek Moor Gate and Pennaton Bridge, 10, figure (Report - Survey). SDV360448.
Two parallel east-west ridges / banks identified in 1991 survey, running through the woodland. They lie four or five metres apart and appear to originate from within the thick bramble/bracken area in the centre of the survey area and terminate near a deep, scooped out hollow at the eastern end of the woodland. May represent dry stream beds, or possibly fossilised prehistoric boundaries.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360448 | Report - Survey: Smith, N.. 1991. Survey Report of Sites and Monuments on Ugborough Moor and within woodlands at Owley, Peek Moor Gate and Pennaton Bridge. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. 10, figure. [Mapped feature: #79315 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7413 - Peek Moor Gate, Owley and Pennaton Bridge plantations archaeological survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 17 2017 12:12PM |
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