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| HER Number: | MDV20072 |
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| Name: | Platform by farm track on north side of Mardon Down |
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Summary
Platform some 8.0 metres square enclosed by a ditch and bank. No visible entrance. Possibly a 19th/20th century rickstand.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 770 877 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78NE32
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445437
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/70
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLATFORM (Constructed, XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1801 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
- STACK STAND (Constructed, XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1801 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4461-62 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX78NE32 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV295902.
(16/02/1982) At SX 77098778, beside an early farm track entering on to Mardon Down, there is an earthwork, clearly visible on air photographs (1947).
It consists of a square platform, at natural ground level, about 8.0m. square, enclosed by a ditch 4.0m. wide and 0.4m. deep. The upcast from the ditch has created an outer bank some 4.0m. wide and 0.2m. high. There is no causeway or entrance and the apparent depression in the centre of the platform, noticeable on the air photographs, is not obvious on the ground.
The whole is bracken covered, and seems to have been in that state in 1947. Though its purpose is uncertain the impression gained is of a fairly modern work, possibly 19th century or early 20th century, perhaps a platform for a bracken rick since bracken is still cut on Mardon Down for animal bedding.
Of minor archaeological significance and not surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. See sketch plan at 1:500.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 RAF aerial photo.
Environment Agency, 2011, LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution) (Cartographic). SDV348634.
Platform and bank visible.
Griffith, F. M., 21/05/1986, Platform on Mardon Down (Personal Comment). SDV295903.
Site visit 17th May 1986. As described by the Ordnance Survey in 1982. It is quite odd and no immediate parallels spring to mind.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 4461-62. |
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| SDV295902 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SX78NE32. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #10315 ] |
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| SDV295903 | Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. 21/05/1986. Platform on Mardon Down. |
| 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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| SDV348634 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2011. LIDAR data JPEG images (2 metre resolution). Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2022 1:59PM |
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