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HER Number:MDV25368
Name:Bank north of Meltor Wood

Summary

Two banks which meet at right angles at SX 6958 7239 visible on aerial image. The first bank extends from SX 6958 7241 to SX 6957 7232 for 100m. The other extends from SX 6958 7239 to SX 6952 7240 for approximately 50m. Visible on RAF 1946 aerial.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 695 723
Map Sheet:SX67SE
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: SX67SE/290

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2376-2377 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Two banks which meet at right angles at SX 6958 7239 visible on aerial image. The first bank extends from SX 6958 7241 to SX 6957 7232 for 100m. The other extends from SX 6958 7239 to SX 6952 7240 for approximately 50m. Visible on RAF 1946 aerial.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.

Visible on the lidar data.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2376-2377.
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.
SDV365447Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141266 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV25367Related to: Field system east of Mel Tor, Widecombe (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey

Date Last Edited:Sep 25 2023 12:24PM