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| HER Number: | MDV132912 |
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| Name: | Cornditch on Pinchaford Ball, Ilsington |
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Summary
A probable cornditch wall running W to E across the N flank of the Pinchaford Ball spur. The ditch is over 1m deep with a clearly defined linear bank on the N side. The boundary extends between the modern embankment of the Haytor car park to an E to W reave at SX 7634 765 where the cornditch terminates but the boundary continues in the form of a reave. The enclosure which may have been intended to include sections of adapted reave system, may never have been completed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 761 766 |
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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: SX77NE89
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1221565
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CORN DITCH (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 1999, 2002, Haytor Down, Ilsington, Devon (Revised) (Report - Survey). SDV346395.
(20/03/1999) Centred SX 7616 7663. A probable cornditch wall running W to E across the N flank of Pinchaford ball. The ditch is over 1m deep with a clearly defined linear bank on the N side. The boundary extends between the modern embankment of the Haytor car park to an E to W reave at SX 7634 765 where the cornditch terminates but the boundary continues in the form of a reave. The enclosure which may have been intended to include sections of adapted reave system, may never have been completed.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 2002, Haytor Down: The Archaeology (Plan - measured). SDV359685.
For plan see RCHME 1999.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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: #137668 ] |
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| SDV359685 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 2002. Haytor Down: The Archaeology. A1 Folded. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132908 | Related to: Field system south-east of Haytor Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV26614 | Related to: Saddle Tor and Haytor parallel reave system (Monument) |
| MDV26616 | Related to: Tin Streamworks west of Haytor Vale, Ilsington (Monument) |
| MDV26522 | Related to: Tin Working Open Cut south of the road to the south of Haytor Rocks, Ilsington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7021 - Haytor Down: Survey Report (Ref: A1/2/1999)
| Date Last Edited: | May 26 2022 12:16PM |
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