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| HER Number: | MDV122551 |
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| Name: | Earthwork on Cocks Hill |
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Summary
Crescentic earthwork on Cocks Hill, of probable military origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 786 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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: SX57NE80
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1064625
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (XIX to Unknown - 1900 AD? (Post))
- MILITARY SITE (XIX to Unknown - 1900 AD? (Post))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(12/07/1994) SX 56987865. A small crescentic earthwork on the gentle south-western flank of Cocks Hill. The site lies in an area of short cropped grass in the midst of a large area of peat cuttings that cover the crest and upper slopes of the hill. It consists of a low, stony bank, 1.8 metres wide and a maximum of 0.6 metres high, enclosing a level area measuring 6.3 metres (north-south) by 1.4 metres which is open on the east. There is no indication as to the function of this feature, however, its proximity to the peat cuttings may be relevant. Alternatively it could be related to military activity on Merrivale Range (citing Probert, S. A. J., 12/07/1994, Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England Field Investigation).
Newman, P., 2004, Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV346874.
(18/10/2004) Merrivale Range Baseline Condition Survey visit. This feature remains as described in 1994.
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.
Crescentic earthwork on Cocks Hill, of probable military origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| 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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| 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: #112731 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2021 12:23PM |
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