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| HER Number: | MDV120212 |
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| Name: | Bank in Newpark Waste |
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Summary
Remains of denuded earthwork bank and scarp, approximately 7.0 metres long, 0.2 - 0.5 metres high, aligned north-west by south-east. Recorded in 1996 woodland survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 593 614 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC? (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), 32, NW25 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX5937 6145 - Bank and scarp. Low, denuded remains of bank and scarp, height 0.2 -0.5 metres, approximately 7.0 metres long, running north-west by south-east from stream bend. Scarp is highest nearest stream, forming slight terrace. Appears older than the existing low bank on map to the south. Poor condition, in area cleared of dense rhododendron cover.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360518 | Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 32, NW25. [Mapped feature: #4064 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2022 10:01AM |
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