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| HER Number: | MDV132851 |
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| Name: | Alleged bank, Fernworthy Forest |
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Summary
A bank was alleged at this location but field survey in 1995 found no ground evidence.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 642 842 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW133
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050294
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/134
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) LINEAR EARTHWORK (Unknown date)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX64228423. Possible bank extending through newly planted forest in 1945. It is not sure whether this is real or not. Visible on the 1947 RAF aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(02/08/1995) There is no ground evidence to suggest the presence of the feature described by the Devon SMR at the given NGR.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV346608 | Report - 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137282 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV6203 - Archaeological Survey of Fernworthy Forest
- EDV7389 - Fernworthy Forest condition survey 1996
- EDV7410 - Fernworthy Forest condition survey 1992
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2022 2:40PM |
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