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| HER Number: | MDV28965 |
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| Name: | Boundary wall, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Wall visible on 1940s aerial photographs running west-east from the Devonport Leat towards Ter Hill. 1988 records link it to Sherberton Farm newtake.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 614 699 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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: SX66NW65
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619459
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/157
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WALL (Built, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215806.
Nmr=sx66nw65.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2363 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 6145 6970 Wall extends off map at SX 6049 7000 having turned at SX ?60282941. It joins another wall after turning at SX 61486960. The other wall starts at SX 6091 6990 and runs off map at SX 6193 7000.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(06/06/1988) SX 60916990 to SX 61937000. A well constructed drystone wall of 1.6m maximum height forms the boundary of Sherberton Farm, Newtake and is probably of C19th origin. Built of small and medium sized moorland stones it has a narrow ditch on the south side with, in places, an earthen bank on the north. Of minor archaeological significance.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2363. |
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| SDV215806 | 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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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26065 | Related to: Length of wall west of Ter Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 1:17PM |
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