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| HER Number: | MDV130837 |
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| Name: | Two earthworks on the western slope of Cramber Tor |
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Summary
Two crescent shape earthworks on the western slope of Cramber Tor, approximately 280m from the tor. The larger is a single curved earthwork (SX 5813 7810) and has a spread bank of 12m wide and 0.6m high. The other is just to the SW. It has two banks set at right angles with a space of 15m between them the longest bank is 37m. The purpose of these features is not known but they may be connected with the tin industry, possibly for water storage, though there are no leats or tinworks directly associated.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 710 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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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: SX57SE223
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1448368
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) Two crescent shape earthworks on the western slope of Cramber Tor, approximately 280m from the tor. The larger is a single curved earthwork (SX 5813 7810) and has a spread bank of 12m wide and 0.6m high. The other is just to the SW. It has two banks set at right angles with a space of 15m between them the longest bank is 37m. The purpose of these features is not known but they may be connected with the tin industry, possibly for water storage, though there are no leats or tinworks directly associated.
GetMapping PLC, 2015, 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV359717.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. |
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| SDV359717 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping PLC. 2015. 2015 Colour Aerial Photography (12.5cm resolution). 2015 Aerial Photograph. Digital. [Mapped features: #130561 ; #130562 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28184 | Related to: Leat south-east of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (Monument) |
| MDV28185 | Related to: Leat south-east of Hart Tor, Walkhampton (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
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 25 2021 4:32PM |
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