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| HER Number: | MDV131372 |
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| Name: | Wall/stone bank south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
A massive stony bank oriented north-south above the right bank of Spring Tide immediately south of Great Trowlesworthy Tor. It is not directly associated with any other features in the immediate area though conforms to the alignment of similar features to the N and S of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (see SX 56 SE 11). These appear to be medieval or later in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 640 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE237
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1360612
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Reave depicted by Butler.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Stone bank and rectangular enclosure depicted and described by Robertson.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(13/02/2002) Centred SX 58016411. A massive stony bank oriented N to S above the right bank of Spring Tide immediately S of Great Trowlesworthy Tor. This feature is 43m long and between 3.0m and 3.5m wide and 0.8m high. It is not directly associated with any other features in the immediate area though conforms to the alignment of similar features to the N and S of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (see SX 56 SE 11). These appear to be medieval or later in origin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. |
| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped features: #132847 Three sections shown on survey layers for 1360612; all buffered for this record, ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 14 2021 3:14PM |
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