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| HER Number: | MDV13200 |
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| Name: | Earthwork bank south of Forder farmstead, West Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Low banks and two linear mounds of rounded profile south of Forder farmstead, lying obliquely across the contours, not conforming with existing field system. Possibly the site of other buildings related to the barn to the west
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 695 666 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
Full description
Greeves, T., 1980, Earthworks south of Forder farmstead (Worksheet). SDV150212.
Visited on 14th August 1980. Indeterminate earthworks at Forder farm, near barn. Low banks and two linear mounds of rounded profile, lying obliquely across the contours, not conforming with existing field system. Possibly the site of other buildings related to barn, but this quite uncertain.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on arial photographs.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362956.
Possibly visible on Lidar data.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV150212 | Worksheet: Greeves, T.. 1980. Earthworks south of Forder farmstead. [Mapped feature: #4938 ] |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV362956 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78044 | Related to: Forder farmstead, West Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 3:15PM |
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