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| HER Number: | MDV27211 |
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| Name: | Pipeline east of Braddon Lake |
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Summary
Pipeline laid underground from a cistern. Mistaken for bank (earthwork) in the 1985 aerial photograph project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 638 796 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW218
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 883032
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/162
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC to 1750 AD)
- DRAIN (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV263207.
Aph=nmr sx540/483/4046-7(24/4/1951).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Bank running through enclosed land across enclosure 109. Visible on RAF 1951 aerial image.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, I. S. Sainsbury (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(25/09/1989) This alleged bank follows a pipeline laid beneath the surface from a cistern. Stones from surplus backfill have been deposited at the side of the trench giving the erroneous impression of a wall or bank.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV263207 | Aerial Photograph: |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. I. S. Sainsbury. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2022 1:19PM |
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