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HER Number:MDV27234
Name:Drain on Chittaford Down

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
Map Sheet:SX67NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

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

SDV261241Aerial Photograph:
SDV261242Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV350839Report - 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.

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