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Summary

Early 19th century newtake boundary. A turf bank, 3m wide and 1m max height, commences on the Cherry Brook at the N end of Hollowcombe Bottom (SX 62077970). It runs north east about 1m to the S of and parallel to the boundary wall of Middle Merripit Farm, to SX 62848022, about 70m W of Rowtor Gate. Here it turns south east down the slope, with a short break about SX 62958016, towards the W side of Broadun settlement (SX 68 SW 11).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67NW216
• National Monuments Record: SX67NW217
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 884438
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/148
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/99

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LINEAR EARTHWORK (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Duchy of Cornwall, 1805-1818, Map showing freeholds & early enclosures on Dartmoor (Cartographic). SDV222734.

Royal Air Force, 1951, RAF/540/483, 4048-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224087.

National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 405-408 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.

Greeves, T. A. P., 1983, Middle Merripit Survey Drawing (Plan - measured). SDV321106.

(February 1983) Medieval bank. Runs SX 63547976 to SX 62728014. Also SX 63547976 to SX 62728041.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

SX 6310 8018 Visible on 1951 RAF aerial image. Bank running parallel to outer edge of enclosure SX67NW/73. It appears to comprise three banks at one point.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, I. S. Sainsbury (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(25/09/1989) A turf bank, 3m wide and 1m max height, commences on the Cherry Brook at the N end of Hollowcombe Bottom (SX 62077970). It runs north east about 1m to the S of and parallel to the boundary wall of Middle Merripit Farm, to SX 62848022, about 70m W of Rowtor Gate. Here it turns south east down the slope, with a short break about SX 62958016, towards the W side of Broadun settlement (SX 68 SW 11). About SX 63228000 a length of 100m of the bank is overlaid by coursed walling, broken midway for a gateway with inturns to the E. At SX 63397989 the bank, 3m wide and 0.5m high, is stone faced and has a ditch 1.5m wide and 0.5m deep on the uphill side. It then curves around parallel to the settlement wall, ending at SX 63557976, where it meets the Powder Mills leat, a stone wall continuing the alignment to Broad Down Brook (Bradden Lake). There is no evidence for a medieval origin; it is possibly part of the boundary of the newtake granted to Abram Atkins in April 1805 (1805-1818 map) preceeding the stone wall boundaries.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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