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| HER Number: | MDV134696 |
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| Name: | Linear bank on Whitchurch Common |
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Summary
Linear feature running south-east from roadside quarries before turning north-east and heading back to the road, which it runs parallel to for a short distance.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 530 751 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC? (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
The 1985 APP map overlay records a linear feature running from SX 5285 7519 to SX 5314 7504.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years) (Aerial Photograph). SDV365735.
Visible on the aerial photography.
National Mapping Programme, post-1985, Dartmoor NMP Transcription data (Cartographic). SDV364293.
'Stonework' feature marked on the transcription data, running from SX 5303 7504 to SX 5334 7512.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV365735 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years). Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142009 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4115 | Related to: Hut circle to the north-west of Barn Hill, Whitchurch (Monument) |
| MDV16974 | Related to: Tavistock to Moretonhampstead road (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2024 4:29PM |
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