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| HER Number: | MDV27290 |
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| Name: | Alleged streamworks; no evidence |
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Summary
Small area of streamworking recorded from aerial photograph was not confirmed on the ground during field visit in 1990.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 826 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: SX68SW107
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 623368
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/121
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)
- (Former Type) STREAMWORKS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV262954.
Aph=raf cpe/uk 2149/4308-9(11/6/1947).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small area of probable streamwork which is related to streamwork further south SX68SW/120. Visible on RAF 1947 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/07/1990) There is no evidence of tin streamworking activity in the area indicated by auth 1, which lies along the heavily silted upper valley of a tributary of the East Dart.
Numerous springs rise below the watershed (located c.100m to the N) and there are also many dry gullies and erosion hollows here.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262954 | 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. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2022 4:46PM |
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