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| HER Number: | MDV131483 |
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| Name: | Linear bank, Shaugh Moor |
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Summary
A short length of a linear bank which extends into a slight scarp. It occurs in a small and isolated area of moorland which is gradually being eroded by china clay digging and spoil dumping. Of uncertain origin, this turf-covered linear bank and the slight scarp, are up to 0.4m in height and roughly is oriented north-east to south-west. It may have marked the edge of a track or a plot.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 562 633 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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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: SX56SE195
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1231431
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Probert, S., 1999, RCHME Survey: Shaugh Moor extension (Report - Survey). SDV364498.
(02/07/1999) A short length of a linear bank which extends into a slight scarp lies between SX56236333 and SX56266331. It occurs in a small and isolated area of moorland which is gradually being eroded by china clay digging and spoil dumping. Of uncertain origin, this turf-covered linear bank and the slight scarp, are up to 0.4m in height and roughly is oriented NE - SW. It may have marked the edge of a track or a plot.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364498 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Probert, S.. 1999. RCHME Survey: Shaugh Moor extension. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #133006 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8731 - Shaugh Moor Survey: extension (1999)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 21 2021 10:59AM |
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