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| HER Number: | MDV130832 |
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| Name: | Enclosure banks at the head of Deancombe Brook |
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Summary
A series of abandoned boundary banks and dry-stone walls on the island of unworked ground set amid the tinworks at the head of Deancombe Brook. An area of approximately 4.3 ha has been left untouched by the tinners' and it is within this area that the boundaries lie. The earth banks are approximately 0.5m high by 1m wide. Stone lines representing collapsed walls are visible also. The boundaries probably functioned as field walls before the tinworks isolated them but it is uncertain whether the continued to function beyond that point.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 587 682 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE371
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1451179
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HEDGE BANK (Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD to 1540 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) SX 5878 6829 A series of abandoned boundary banks and dry-stone walls on the island of unworked ground set amid the tinworks at the head of Deancombe Brook. An area of approximately 4.3 ha has been left untouched by the tinners' and it is within this area that the boundaries lie. The earth banks are approximately 0.5m high by 1m wide. Stone lines representing collapsed walls are visible also. The boundaries probably functioned as field walls before the tinworks isolated them but it is uncertain whether the continued to function beyond that point.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. [Mapped feature: #130553 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12727 | Related to: Streamworks on the Narrator Brook, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | May 25 2021 12:38PM |
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