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| HER Number: | MDV26505 |
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| Name: | Bank within field system south of Bowden, Christow |
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Summary
Bank first recorded from 1940s aerial photographs but has been confirmed in a site visit. Runs from a north-south boundary (MDV22837) in a east / north-easterly direction and can be traced as far as the modern field boundary. Appears to be part of a wider prehistoric field system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 823 841 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Christow |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHRISTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SW/69
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 13/04/1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2337 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Visible on the aerial photograph.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Visible on the aerial photograph.
Crabb, A., 2014, Bowden Field System site visit notes (Site Visit). SDV356357.
Boundary of similar construction and dimensions to MDV22837 can be seen running from SX8233 8407 and runs north-east for approximately 125 metres until the modern field boundary (this boundary may be prehistoric origin).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13/04/1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2337. [Mapped feature: #85332 ] |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV356357 | Site Visit: Crabb, A.. 2014. Bowden Field System site visit notes. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26504 | Related to: Bank within field system south of Bowden, Christow (Monument) |
| MDV22837 | Related to: Boundary within field system east of Kiln Down, Christow (Monument) |
| MDV106469 | Related to: Field system south of Bowden Farm, Christow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2015 9:39AM |
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