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| HER Number: | MDV26015 |
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| Name: | Boundary bank and ditch, Fox Tor Mires |
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Summary
An earthern bank encloses 13.5ha between the S wall of Fox Tor Newtake and Fox Tor Mires. The bank, 3.0m wide and 0.7m high, is flanked on both sides by ditches 0.8m and 1.7m wide with a maximum depth of 1.2m. The area enclosed is largely moorland with marshy ground towards the N margin.
Summary from record MDV26017:
Ditch visible and recorded extending from SX 6181 7052 to SX 6195 7014.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 703 |
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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: SX67SW123
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 912076
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/231
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/232
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/233
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY BANK (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2365, 4359 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 090-91 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ditch visible and recorded. Bank, with ditch, extends to SX 62567059, where it curves south and joins a wall at SX 62667016.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/06/1988) An earthern bank encloses 13.5ha between the S wall of Fox Tor Newtake and Fox Tor Mires. The bank, 3.0m wide and 0.7m high, is flanked on both sides by ditches 0.8m and 1.7m wide with a maximum depth of 1.2m.
The area enclosed is largely moorland with marshy ground towards the N margin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2365, 4359. |
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| SDV231262 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 090-91. |
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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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| 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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135994 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26018 | Related to: Ditches at Fox Tor Mires (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8630 - Fox Tor Newtake Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 11:48AM |
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