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| HER Number: | MDV26186 |
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| Name: | Bank 350m south-east of Laughter Hole House |
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Summary
One of two curving turf and stone banks, approximately 45m apart, running parallel to each other roughly north-east to south-west down the steep slope. Measuring about 2.7m wide and 0.6m high they possess ditches 2.5m wide and 0.3m deep on their south-eastern sides. They probably marked the former boundaries of newtakes belonging to Babeny Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 756 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of a Medieval Field System and enclosures at Babeny, the field boundaries preserved in the modern field system
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE213
- National Record of the Historic Environment
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/171
- Pastscape: 890932
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1308-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Bank extending across a field visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Probert, S. A. J., 1993, Babeny Farm (Report - Survey). SDV243648.
(21/10/1993) Centred SX 66427557. Two curving banks on the steep south-west-facing slope above the left bank of the East Dart River 350m south east of Laughter Hole House. These turf and stone banks, approximately 45m apart, run parallel to each other roughly north-east to south-west down the steep slope. Measuring about 2.7m wide and 0.6m high they possess ditches 2.5m wide and 0.3m deep on their south-eastern sides. They probably marked the former boundaries of newtakes belonging to Babeny Farm.
It is possible that these features overlie prehistoric reaves which follow the same general orientation in this area (see SX 67 NE 137).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1308-9. |
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| SDV243648 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1993. Babeny Farm. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
| 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. [Mapped feature: #129402 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26181 | Related to: Bank 350m south-east of Laughter Hole House (Monument) |
| MDV26184 | Related to: Enclosure on Riddon Ridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2023 12:26PM |
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