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| HER Number: | MDV28583 |
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| Name: | Earthwork banks on Henlake Down |
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Summary
Two banks running north-south across henlake down recorded from aerial photographs (also visible on lidar data). These appear to be field walls of possible prehistoric date. Two additional potential banks appear to run at right angles across these banks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 629 571 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of possible prehistoric banks running north-south on Henlake Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/175
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
SEE SX65NW/174, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV143284.
Vis=6/5/1986 (griffith + robinson). These appear to be field walls of possible prehistoric date. Lynchetted, and lying in an island of unimproved land with a number of hut circles (see sx65nw/174).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV143285.
Des=griffith, f. M. /as above(7/5/1982).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two banks running north-south across henlake down recorded on map overlays (1985) but not described.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Two additional potential banks visible on the lidar data appear to run at right angles across these banks. These may be related to possible cultivation ridges running across the eastern side of Henlake Down.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143284 | Report - Survey: SEE SX65NW/174. |
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| SDV143285 | 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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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV126823 | Part of: Field system on Henlake Down, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV28582 | Related to: Hut circle settlement on Henlake Down (Monument) |
| MDV119777 | Related to: Possible cultivation ridges on Henlake Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 6 2019 10:20AM |
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