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| HER Number: | MDV133129 |
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| Name: | Surface excavations in Boro Wood |
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Summary
Complex, essentially linear series of excavations into east-facing lower slopes, immediately opposite Belford Mill. Series of platforms formed by cutting which extend north-south for some 20m, with an average depth of between 1.5m and 2m. No immediate function obvious, though this probably re[presents trial mine workings. Northern limit defined by beginning of holloway (BW09). Area densely wooded, preservation good.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 753 715 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRENCH (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), BW07 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX 75347157 Surface excavations. Complex, essentially linear series of excavations into east-facing lower slopes, immediately opposite Belford Mill. Series of platforms formed by cutting which extend north-south for some 20m, with an average depth of between 1.5m and 2m. No immediate function obvious, though this probably re[presents trial mine workings. Northern limit defined by beginning of holloway (BW09). Area densely wooded, preservation good.
Environment Agency WMS, 2021, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360518 | Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. BW07. |
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| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138502 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133131 | Related to: Holloway or track in Boro Wood (Monument) |
| MDV133130 | Related to: Surface quarries in Boro Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6139 - Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood, Ashburton (Ref: AI/7/2002)
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 12 2022 1:43PM |
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