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| HER Number: | MDV25974 |
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| Name: | Wall north of Moorlands Farm, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A curvilinear feature formed by a rather crude 0.4m high boulder and stone line. It incorporates numerous earthfast boulders and dumped stones; an earthen scarp on its uphill side may have been created by hill wash material. Probably of C19th/C20th origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 624 736 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW93
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 909926
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/189
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Constructed, XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1801 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV267731.
Aph=nmr sx6272/1(12/4/1969).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Short length of reave or bank visible.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/01/1988) SX 62337362 to SX 62457370. A curvilinear feature formed by a rather crude 0.4m high boulder and stone line. It incorporates numerous earthfast boulders and dumped stones; an earthen scarp on its uphill side may have been created by hill wash material.
It appears to be a random line of clearance material however it could also be a setting-out line for a planned but never constructed newtake wall. Its eastern end joins and 0.7m high coursed linear wall which is either unfinished or stripped out at this point.
Visible on RAF AP's (1964) and probably of C19th/C20th origin.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 63, pg 216 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Boundary reave described by Butler and depicted on map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV267731 | 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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. Map 63, pg 216. [Mapped feature: #85138 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18415 | Related to: Fragments of enclosure west of Moorlands Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV25979 | Related to: Wall north-west of Moorlands Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8631 - Moorlands Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2022 11:50AM |
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