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| HER Number: | MDV131169 |
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| Name: | Bank and ditch forming original northern boundary of Prison Farm newtake |
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Summary
An abandoned bank and external ditch in the northern part of the Prison Farm newtake. The bank measures 1.4m wide and remains a maximum of 0.8m high. A ditch, some 0.6m deep lies immediately to the north. This feature marked the northern edge of the Prison Farm until 1937(2) when it was replaced by the current fenced boundary lying to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 766 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of Medieval or later streamworking and 19th century Naphtha Tramway and granite quarries north and west of Princetown Prison
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE133
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1364176
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Gill, C. (ed.), 1970, Dartmoor: a New Study (Monograph). SDV161800.
Refered to: Somers Cocks, J. Exploitation.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 7, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
[1364176] Centred SX 57787665. An abandoned bank and external ditch in the northern part of the Prison Farm newtake. The bank measures 1.4m wide and remains a maximum of 0.8m high. A ditch, some 0.6m deep lies immediately to the north.
This feature marked the northern edge of the Prison Farm until 1937(2) when it was replaced by the current fenced boundary lying to the north.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV161800 | Monograph: Gill, C. (ed.). 1970. Dartmoor: a New Study. Dartmoor: a New Study. Hardback Volume. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-west Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #132437 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2023 4:02PM |
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