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| HER Number: | MDV27762 |
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| Name: | Cornditch on Merripit Hill |
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Summary
A maintained cornditch comprised of a bank 2.5 to 3.2m wide with a revetted E face 1.2m high and a slight ditch 1.0m wide 0.2m deep. This feature forms the E boundary of Little Stannon Newtake, and was apparently erected between 1807 and 1814. Between SX 65568012 and SX 65848072 a further bank and ditch lie within and directly adjacent to the cornditch. They probably represent a 19th century attempt at tree planting.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 804 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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: SX68SE113
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917052
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/242
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CORN DITCH (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4362 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ditch visible following the course of a wall or bank.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(07/02/1989) SX 65658012 to SX 65868185. A maintained cornditch comprised of a bank 2.5 to 3.2m wide with a revetted E face 1.2m high and a slight ditch 1.0m wide 0.2m deep. This feature forms the E boundary of Little Stannon Newtake, and was apparently erected between 1807 and 1814. Between SX 65568012 and SX 65848072 a further bank and ditch lie within and directly adjacent to the cornditch. They probably represent a 19th century attempt at tree planting.
From SX 65818087 in further cornditch now redundant, runs WSW and terminates at SX 65288076 in Stannon Bottom. Lease of 661 acres 3-29p to Thomas Hullett, 10/04/1807.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4362. |
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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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137134 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2022 10:49AM |
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