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HER Number:MDV27482
Name:Curved boundary bank at West Wyke Farm, South Tawton

Summary

Bank visible on RAF 1946 aerial image recorded in 1985 project. Partially preserved in the surviving field boundaries/tree line, however the lidar data indicates the boundary continues further to the south-west to meet north-south field boundary south of the farm.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 657 925
Map Sheet:SX69SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDREWSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/136

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Neolithic to Late Medieval - 4000 BC (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/138, 5367 (Aerial Photograph). SDV229649.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Bank visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 6580 9252.

Tellus SW-Project, 2014, Tellus SW-Project lidar data (1 metre resolution) DTM (Cartographic). SDV362768.

Visible on the lidar data.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Partially visible on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV229649Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 5367.
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.
SDV362768Cartographic: Tellus SW-Project. 2014. Tellus SW-Project lidar data (1 metre resolution) DTM. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 1 metre resolution. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141970 ]
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV109791Related to: West Wyke farm, South Tawton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 2 2024 5:10PM