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HER Number:MDV130506
Name:Linear banks in Boro Wood

Summary

Low stone bank 1 - 1.5m wide, 0.3m high and 15m long, running north-west into Bowdley Plantation from northern boundary of Jubilee Plantation, and on the same alignment as the beech avenue. Represented as a curving bank on the GIS data, west of the fort. Additional bank 100m to the west.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 746 716
Map Sheet:SX77SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of Druid Mine, as well as curving bank in Boro Wood

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD? (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
  • WALL (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD? (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))

Full description

Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), BW35 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.

(A) SX 74597167 and (B) SX 74557167 Stone banks.
(A) Low stone bank 1 - 1.5m wide, 0.3m high and 15m long, running north-west into Bowdley Plantation from northern boundary of Jubilee Plantation, and on the same alignment as the beech avenue (see BW36).
(B) Similar linear bank approximately 100m to west of (A), and aligned approximately north-east by south-west along the top of north-west facing scarp in Bowdley Plantation.

Newman, P., 2002, Boro Wood, Ashburton, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV351138.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2006-2012, Woodland Management Survey data (Cartographic). SDV364209.

Depicted on the GIS layer based on the 1996 survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351138Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Boro Wood, Ashburton, Devon. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. AI/7/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital.
SDV360518Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. BW35. [Mapped feature: #138556 Linear bank B (not depicted on GIS layer for survey data, unlike A)., ]

Associated Monuments

MDV133166Related to: Avenue of beech trees, Jubilee Plantation (Monument)
MDV8015Related to: Druid Mine, Ashburton (Monument)
MDV7985Related to: Enclosure in Boro' Wood, Ashburton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
  • EDV6139 - Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood, Ashburton (Ref: AI/7/2002)

Date Last Edited:Aug 19 2022 11:29AM

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