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| HER Number: | MDV126150 |
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| Name: | Platform or terrace under Goodabrook Wood, Cornwood |
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Summary
A platform or terrace, possibly the remains of a quarry or fishpond, is visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as an earthwork under Goodabrook Wood, on the west-facing slopes overlooking the combe of the Piall River.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 599 592 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55NE |
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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
- FISHPOND (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5959 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A rectilinear terrace or platform is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A platform or terrace circa 83m by 33m in size is visible as an earthwork on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 on the west-facing combe slopes under Goodabrook Wood, overlooking the Piall River.
The date and function of the earthwork is unknown. It does not correspond with any feature depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey. It might be the remains of a quarry or extractive pit of post-medieval origin that had passed out of use prior to the 1840s.
Alternatively, it could be the remains of a fishpond of similar but potentially earlier origin, a continuation of a system of linked ponds visible circa 50 to the north (MDV47646).
Further field investigation is recommended.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5959 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV47646 | Related to: Fish ponds east of Goodabrook Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 26 2019 10:45AM |
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