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Summary

Site of former flagpole, Range Wardens hut and line of slit trenches on the summit of Standon Hill.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1016253: Round cairn on Standon Hill

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58SE74
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1159584

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FLAGPOLE (XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
• SHELTER (XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
• SLIT TRENCH (XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.

(01/08/1998) Centred SX 55538154. The remains of a former range warning flagpole, Range Warden's lookout and a N to S line of slit trenches lie on the summit of Standon Hill. The flagpole, at SX 55538154, consists of three concrete blocks in a triangular formation around a wooden stump set in concrete. Each of the blocks possesses a single eye bolt and served as an anchor point for the pole. To the S of the pole, at SX 5554 8148, on the edge of the large prehistoric tor cairn are the tumbled remains of a former Range Warden's lookout. This consists of little more than an amorphous pile of stones, some with mortar still attached. Its modern replacement stands nearby.
The slit trenches form a N to S line between SX 55548171 and SX 55558150. They comprise a series of narrow silted trenches around 0.7m wide and 0.4n deep. The length of each varies due to the amount of sub-surface stone.

Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.

Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.

Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.

Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.

(15/02/2001) These features remain as described in 1998.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
• EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
• EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

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