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| HER Number: | MDV128662 |
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| Name: | Crescentic mound at Ockerton Court, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A crescentic shaped mound constructed of soil but with some visible stone including evidence of revetment on the inner SE face. It lies in an area of intensive peat workings on the summit area of a broad ridge. It measures 15m long, 5m wide and from 1.2m to 1.5m in height. Lying within the military firing ranges it was probably constructed as a target butt or to house targetry but has long been disused.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 868 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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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: SX68NW116
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1385918
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUTTS (Constructed, XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Feature visible on LIDAR data.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey, M. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(20/10/2003) A crescentic mound constructed of soil but with some visible stone including evidence of a revetment on the inner south-east face. It lies in an area of intensive peat workings on the summit area of a broad ridge. It measures 15.0 metres long , 5.0 metres wide and from 1.2 metres to 1.5 metres in height. Lying within the military firing ranges it was probably constructed as a target butt or to house targetry but it has long been disused.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Feature visible on aerial photograph.
Newman, P., 2020, Okehampton Training Area - Updates (Correspondence). SDV363729.
Inspected on 21st January 2020. A crescentic mound with some stone reinforcement. Probably a military butt.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126364 ] |
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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. M. Fletcher. |
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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2022 1:10PM |
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