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| HER Number: | MDV132799 |
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| Name: | Two gateposts, Chagford Common |
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Summary
Two slotted gate posts flanking a blocked gateway. The gates are assumed to date to the post medieval period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 856 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE161
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 902364
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE PIER (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1953, Dartmoor, 361-367 (Monograph). SDV231148.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1992) SX 67188565. A pair of slotted gate-posts flanking a blocked gateway in a wall forming the E edge of Chagford Common.
The S post is 1.5m high and two rectangular slots are visible. Other slots are obscured by the blocking material.
The N post is 1.3m high and possesses four edge slots, two of which are mutilated.
For description and examples of slotted gate-posts see Worth (1953, 361-367).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV231148 | Monograph: Worth, R. H.. 1953. Dartmoor. Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 361-367. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. A. J. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137018 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 22 2022 1:50PM |
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