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| HER Number: | MDV123367 |
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| Name: | Possible Garden features at Buckfast Abbbey, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Rectilinear and curvilinear low banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947. They are likely to be associated with the early-20th century gardens of the Abbey grounds.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 740 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 444830
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GARDEN FEATURE? (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1947 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No features are depicted in this exact location.
Aerofilms, 1930, Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography 60713, AFL 60713/EPW033162 01-JUL-1930 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354848.
Rows of beehives and a small structure are visible in this plot.
Aerofilms, 1947, Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography (AFL 60005), AFL 60005/EAW011845 07-OCT-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352475.
A raised platform with a possible rectilinear earthwork enclosure and curvilinear low earthwork bank are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A rectilinear hedged platform, with an internal low rectilinear and curvilinear low earthwork bank, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. They correspond to an area of beehives visible in rows in on earlier oblique aerial photographs taken in 1930, and it is not clear whether they relate to the 20th century garden of Buckfast Abbey or to earlier landuse here. The area has since been developed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV352475 | Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1947. Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography (AFL 60005). NMR Aerial Photograph. Digital. AFL 60005/EAW011845 07-OCT-1947. [Mapped feature: #114036 Few control points so partly sketched and error may be greater than the normal 2 metres., ] |
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| SDV354848 | Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1930. Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography 60713. NMR Aerial Photograph. Digital. AFL 60713/EPW033162 01-JUL-1930. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7808 | Part of: Buckfast Abbey (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 19 2018 2:58PM |
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