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| HER Number: | MDV120386 |
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| Name: | Military trench on Halstock Down |
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Summary
A solitary trench 12 metres long, 1.1 metres wide and 1.0 metres deep lies 75 metres to the south east of the main cluster of emplacements. Like the remains to the west (MDV120384) the excavated material forms a parapet on the south western edge of the trench.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 602 921 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 69 SW 108
- Pastscape: 1396461
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRENCH (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1890 AD to 1950 AD?)
Full description
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Trench is visible on the aerial photograph (slightly to the south-west of location described by English Heritage).
National Monument Record, 2017, Pastscape (Website). SDV359964.
SX6020 9220 to SX6021 9218. A solitary trench 12 metres long, 1.1 metres wide and 1.0 metres deep lies 75 metres to the south east of the main cluster of emplacements. Again the excavated material forms a parapet on the south western edge of the trench (citing Probert, S. A. J., 18/08/2003, English Heritage Field Investigation).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79625 ] |
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| SDV359964 | Website: National Monument Record. 2017. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27418 | Related to: Circular feature on Okehampton Common (Monument) |
| MDV120383 | Related to: Military earthworks on Halstock Down (Monument) |
| MDV120382 | Related to: Observation Post on Halstock Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | May 12 2022 1:09PM |
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