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| HER Number: | MDV26605 |
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| Name: | Possible hillfort in Yarner Wood |
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Summary
Possible hillfort visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s, to the south-west of Yarner Wood. Not a confirmed identification.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 770 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of possible Iron Age hillfort on west side of Yarner Wood
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/170
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HILLFORT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Air Force, 1949, RAF 540/226, 5105 (Aerial Photograph). SDV271060.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Possible hillfort visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s, to the south-west of Yarner Wood with a suggested rampart running from SX77057840 to SX77207857 to SX76787869. By no means a positive identification.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV271060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF 540/226. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5105. |
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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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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #85390 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124983 | Related to: Earthwork bank in Yarner Wood (Monument) |
| MDV124984 | Related to: Small Platform in Yarner Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 29 2019 10:26AM |
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