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| HER Number: | MDV133175 |
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| Name: | Curvilinear earthwork in Erme Wood |
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Summary
Curvilinear feature located close to eastern boundary of Erme Wood, consisting of earth and stone matrix with clearly defined stone footing/facing. The bank itself is around 3 - 3.5m at its maximum, average 2.5m and faced on the north and east sides by large angular stones. Maximum height is 0.4m. In ground plan it forms an arc extending north and west from the south-east terminus, for 18m - 12m until broken by footpath. Clearly visible for a extending for another 8m west of footpath before visibility hampered by undergrowth.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 638 576 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE? (Constructed, Lower Palaeolithic to Post Medieval - 698000 BC? (Between) to 1750 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), EW08 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX 63875764 Curvilinear earthwork. Curvilinear feature located close to eastern boundary of Erme Wood, consisting of earth and stone matrix with clearly defined stone footing/facing. The bank itself is around 3 - 3.5m at its maximum, average 2.5m and faced on the north and east sides by large angular stones. Maximum height is 0.4m. In ground plan it forms an arc extending north and west from the south-east terminus, for 18m - 12m until broken by footpath. Clearly visible for a extending for another 8m west of footpath before visibility hampered by undergrowth.
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. EW08. |
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| SDV364513 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2021. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138567 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133174 | Related to: Bank or earthwork in Erme Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2022 1:38PM |
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