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| HER Number: | MDV20582 |
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| Name: | EARTHWORK in the Parish of Christow |
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Summary
Possible site of oval ditched earthwork. Vis=14/3/1983 (greeves, t. ) 1963 os 6" marks oval clump of trees/scrub at this location. A previous owner of aller farm bulldozed a "pile of stones" from this spot piling them up in a small piece of woodland at sx82798393. The site is now under improved grass but traces of a ditch are visible on the east and south sides of an oval area with a slightly raised central portion (worksheet).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 828 839 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Christow |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHRISTOW |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of prehistoric oval, ditched earthwork, possible prehistoric long cairn and field system and clearance cairns to south of Bennah Hill
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/55
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EARTHWORK (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV292150.
Des=worksheet. Possible site of oval ditched earthwork. Vis=14/3/1983 (greeves, t. ) 1963 os 6" marks oval clump of trees/scrub at this location. A previous owner of aller farm bulldozed a "pile of stones" from this spot piling them up in a small piece of woodland at sx82798393. The site is now under improved grass but traces of a ditch are visible on the east and south sides of an oval area with a slightly raised central portion (worksheet).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV292151.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1995 2336(13/4/1947).
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible and recorded.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV292150 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV292151 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82817 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 12:10PM |
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