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| HER Number: | MDV133199 |
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| Name: | Bank in Nelder Wood |
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Summary
Linear bank or scarp forming part of terraced fields. Rough bank formed by large rocks and stones; silted up and level on upslope side due to hill wash, forming a terrace that appears to run under field boundary to east, which dog-legs at this point. Bank is approximately 22m long and 2 - 3m high; variable.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 616 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 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), 34, NW35 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX59236168 Earthwork/scarp. Linear bank or scarp forming part of terraced fields. Rough bank formed by large rocks and stones; silted up and level on upslope side due to hill wash, forming a terrace that appears to run under field boundary to east, which dog-legs at this point. Bank is approximately 22m long and 2 - 3m high, variable. Situated in slightly wooded 'field' (part of Nelder Wood, south of Parkland Farm).
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. 34, NW35. [Mapped feature: #138598 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2022 11:37AM |
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