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HER Number: | MDV27234 |
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Name: | Drain on Chittaford Down |
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Summary
Previously identified as a bank from aerial photographs, survey in 1989 found this to be a drain through Rowtor Marsh.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 628 792 |
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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: SX67NW205
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 882377
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/194
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD)
- DRAIN (Constructed, Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1990 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV261241.
Aph=raf 540/483/4048-9(24/4/1951).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV261242.
Nmr=sx67nw205.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Bank extending between two rivers and across a marshy area. Visible on RAF 1951 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, I. S. Sainsbury (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(05/09/1989) The feature recorded from the aerial photograph is a drain through Rowtor marsh and not a bank as alleged by the Royal Commission (1985).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV261241 | Aerial Photograph: |
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SDV261242 | Migrated Record: |
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 9 2022 4:12PM |
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