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| HER Number: | MDV133213 |
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| Name: | Wall in Rook Wood, Cornwood |
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Summary
Wall running along the 575 foot contour downhill of main track at east end of west Rook Farm. Appears as the returning wall of a terraced field in survey area and runs west along contour into dense undergrowth before turning approximately 90 degrees downhill into section shown on map alongside stream/spring. Continues along contour for short distance and fades.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 599 610 |
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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
- WALL (Constructed, Early Bronze Age to Mid 20th Century - 2200 BC? (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), 40, NW62 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX 59986108 Wall. Wall running along the 575 foot contour downhill of main track at east end of west Rook Farm. Appears as the returning wall of a terraced field in survey area and runs west along contour into dense undergrowth before turning approximately 90 degrees downhill into section shown on map alongside stream/spring. Continues along contour for short distance and fades.
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. 40, NW62. [Mapped feature: #138624 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126795 | Related to: Pillow mound south-west of Rook Tor, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2022 4:04PM |
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