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HER Number:MDV25129
Name:Possible ditch, Town Wood

Summary

Short ditch recorded from aerial photograph in 1985 project, but feature could not be found on the ground during field visit in 2005.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 714 734
Map Sheet:SX77SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/113

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DITCH? (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1385 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Short ditch visible extending from reave.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2005, Archaeology within Town Wood, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV365028.

SX 71447265 The ditch identified from aerial photograph could not be identified on the ground. It may be that the feature is currently obscured by vegetation or that the aerial photograph was interpreted incorrectly.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1385.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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: #13310 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 9 2022 3:53PM