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| HER Number: | MDV26612 |
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| Name: | Rectilinear cropmark on Lower Down, Bovey Tracey |
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Summary
The rectilinear enclosure recorded from aerial photographs taken in 1946 is visible as a darker area of vegetation and may not be archaeological.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 795 782 |
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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: Earthwork remains of Medieval or post-Medieval field boundaries on Lower Down, Bovey Tracey
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/177
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC to 1750 AD)
- NON ANTIQUITY? (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 4434 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4432-4434 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A rectilinear area defined by a dark border is visible.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small rectilinear enclosure visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 7955 7824.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.
The rectilinear enclosure recorded from aerial photographs taken in 1946 is visible as a darker area of, possibly higher, vegetation. No evidence of this feature is visible on other available imagery and it seems likely that this is not archaeological, so it has not been transcribed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4434. |
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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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| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 RS 4432-4434 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #114999 ] |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey: Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2023 4:52PM |
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