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HER Number:MDV132225
Name:Earthern bank near tin working, Crane Hill

Summary

A length of bank 2m wide and 0.4m high south of Foxtor Mires and associated with industrial activity.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 613 694
Map Sheet:SX66NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66NW108
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063704

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(04/11/1994) Short length of bank on the edge of an area of tin pits at SX 6133 6945. The low, broad turf covered bank is 2.0m wide, 0.4m high and runs for some 30m. It may be associated with the tin working close by (SX 66 NW 109).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346608Report - 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. H. Riley. [Mapped feature: #134986 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV116649Related to: Line of trial pits on the north-west slopes of Crane Hill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jan 11 2022 3:00PM