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| HER Number: | MDV27206 |
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| Name: | Ditch or boundary east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood |
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Summary
Small curved ditch originally recorded from 1979 aerial photograph. Plotted in 2017 and identified as a possible medieval relict enclosure bank.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 625 575 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/167
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) DITCH? (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
- ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 284-306 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small curved ditch extending from bank visible on 1979 National Monuments Record aerial photograph (1979).
Bray, L. + Crabb, A., 2017, HER Field Updates, HD9, HD10 (Cartographic). SDV361914.
Visited 21.04.17 and plotted using GPS. Thought to be medieval in date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 284-306. |
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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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| SDV361914 | Cartographic: Bray, L. + Crabb, A.. 2017. HER Field Updates. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. HD9, HD10. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV125800 | Related to: Boundary bank 480 metres east-south-east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV25325 | Related to: Field system on Hanger Down (Monument) |
| MDV27663 | Related to: Prehistoric settlement 550 metres east of Sherrell Farm, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV125799 | Related to: Small mound 500 metres east of Sherrell Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 3 2019 2:54PM |
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