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| HER Number: | MDV16587 |
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| Name: | Zeal Monachorum, Dykes Gate |
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Summary
Site of possible opening through an earthwork or stockade at Aller Gate. Referred to as Dykes Gate in a charter of AD739.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 737 027 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Zeal Monachorum |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ZEAL MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SW/40
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Rose-Troup, F., 1942, Crediton Charters of the Tenth Century, 237-261 (Article in Serial). SDV38133.
At Aller Gate, Zeal Monachorum, there is the site of what may have been an opening through an earthwork or stockade on the road from Crediton to Okehampton. It is referred to as 'Dykes Gate' in a charter of AD739 drawing up the boundary of Cridie, an area roughly corresponding to the hundred of Crediton.
Finberg, H. P. R., 1953, Untitled Source, 8 (Monograph). SDV52742.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV38133 | Article in Serial: Rose-Troup, F.. 1942. Crediton Charters of the Tenth Century. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 74. A5 Hardback. 237-261. |
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| SDV52742 | Monograph: Finberg, H. P. R.. 1953. The Early Charters of Devon and Cornwall. Unknown. 8. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV67005 | Related to: SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Zeal Monachorum (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 27 2006 3:10PM |
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