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HER Number: | MDV132907 |
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Name: | Slit trenches on land east of the Manaton to Haytor road |
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Summary
A group of military slit trenches on the narrow spur of land to the east of the Manaton to Haytor road on the extreme east of Haytor Down. The trenches are on average 1.5m long and some are sited in a semi-circular arrangement. The date of these features is not known but military activity is recorded by Crossing from the 1880s onwards.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 772 777 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77NE75
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1221535
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLIT TRENCH (Constructed, XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor (Monograph). SDV320981.
Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised) (Report - Survey). SDV346395.
(30/03/1999) Centred SX 7725 7770. A group of military slit trenches on the narrow spur of land to the east of the Manaton to Haytor road on the extreme east of Haytor Down. The trenches are on average 1.5m long and some are sited in a semi-circular arrangement. The date of these features is not known but military activity is recorded by Crossing from the 1880s onwards.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. |
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SDV346395 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1999, 2002. Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised). Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A1/2/1999. A4 Spiral Bound. [Mapped feature: #137589 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)
Date Last Edited: | May 24 2022 4:40PM |
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