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| HER Number: | MDV13644 |
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| Name: | Possible lynchets at Stippadon, South Brent |
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Summary
Earthworks; there appear to be lynchets along the contour of the slope of the hillnorth-west of Stippadon. These are only visible in oblique light. Possibly geological in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 707 622 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/46
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 3040-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV137445.
(Estimated -/-/1979) Lynchets, Stippadon. Earthworks, possibly geological in origin.
The area north-west of Stippadon Farm, fields Ordnance Survey pt nos. 1756, 1755, 1768 and 1757, there appear to be lynchets along the contour of the slope of the hill. These are only visible in oblique light. These may be of geological origin and be an extension of the hillside steps described by R. S. Walker on Brent Hill, which he considers to be a periglacial feature dating back to the Pleistocene period.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
This lynchet extends from SX 70726212 where it appears to be the extension of a field boundary, to SX 70716231, following the 725 foot contour. Approximately 200m in length.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137445 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1978. South Brent Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. |
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| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3040-1. |
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| 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. [Mapped feature: #138542 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 3:24PM |
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