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| HER Number: | MDV122521 |
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| Name: | Pair of slotted gateposts near Foxholes |
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Summary
Two slotted gate posts in the north wall of Longford Newtake where it is cut by the Foxholes Stream. The slotted faces oppose each other on either sides of the stream.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 605 783 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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: SX67NW243
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 966133
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE PIER (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD? (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(07/09/1994) SX 6059 7836: Two slotted granite posts in the north wall of Longaford Newtake where it is cut by a tributary of the West Dart River at Foxholes. The slotted faces of the posts oppose each other across the stream and were originally designed to hold horizontal poles to prevent stock from straying. Both are undressed granite blocks with two rectangular holes 0.15 metres high, 0.1 metres wide and 0.06 metres deep in the centre and near the base.
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
Recorded in survey.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
SX60588 78361 Two slotted gate posts in the north wall of Longford Newtake where it is cut by the Foxholes Stream. The slotted faces oppose each other on either sides of the stream.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346874 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2004. Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. |
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| 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. S. Probert. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #112668 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2022 12:48PM |
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