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| HER Number: | MDV28932 |
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| Name: | Line of trial pits north-east of Fice's Well |
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Summary
One of two lines of densely packed trial pits are visible on the 1946 aerial photograph lying against the contours on the south-east slope of Black Dunghill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 582 764 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of Medieval or later streamworking and 19th century Naphtha Tramway and granite quarries north and west of Princetown Prison
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/108
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2474 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Two lines of densely packed trial pits are visible on the 1946 aerial photograph lying against the contours on the south-east slope of Black Dunghill.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2474. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125368 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27088 | Related to: Branch of naphtha tramway north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
| MDV27090 | Related to: Line of trial pits north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
| MDV61835 | Related to: OPEN CUT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2023 4:02PM |
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