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HER Number:MDV26067
Name:Wall at Royal Hill, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Wall visibleon 1940s aerial and recorded in 1980s aerial photograph project, encircling and enclosing a prehistoric enclosure near Swincombe Intake Works.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 630 719
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/254

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WALL (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1800 AD (Between) to 1949 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3429 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.

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

SX 6321 7192 Wall visible, encircling and enclosing a prehistoric enclosure (RAF 1947).

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV282746Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3429.
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.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140935 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV104755Related to: Building at Joan Ford's Newtake to north-west of Swincombe Intake (Building)
MDV104769Related to: Cache at Joan Ford's Newtake to north-west of Swincombe Intake (Monument)
MDV6260Related to: Cairn with a cist in the north-west of Swincombe intake (Monument)
MDV6299Related to: Settlement east of Royal Hill, north-west of Swincombe Water Intake (Monument)
MDV6261Related to: Stone circle 270 metres north-west of Swincombe intake (Monument)
MDV12963Related to: Stones within settlement east of Royal Hill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jul 17 2023 1:26PM