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HER Number:	MDV30601
Name:	Banked lane to Bowden

Summary

Banked lane leading down towards Bowden, on the western slope of Buckland Beacon. Parallel banks form the side of a probable lane leading down to the drift lane to Bowden on the west slope of Buckland Beacon. One of several trackway earthworks descending the slope to Bowden.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 733 734
Map Sheet:	SX77SW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Buckland in the Moor
District	Teignbridge
Ecclesiastical Parish	BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Buckland Common and Blackslade Down, including prehistoric hut circle settlements and cairns, medieval and later remains

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/286
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2013 AD)

Full description

Unknown, 1613, List of Boundary Markers (74/698) (Record Office Collection). SDV288925.

Boundary statement of 1593 mentions Greenwayhead as being between Graymare SX73557303 and Wolstar burrough.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Seymour, D. J., 1977, Torre Abbey. An Account of its History, Buildings, Cartularies and Lands, 130 (Monograph). SDV340436.

The 13th century charter in the West Devon Record Office mentions a bank from mahimorhillend to blyndwille; neither names now known but Mr Seymour considers this bank to be indicated.

Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.

Visited 1982. Double bank from the driftway to Bowden Farm to the parish boundary wall near Welstor. Ditch between becomes more pronounced towards the top of the hill and cuts a reave, the stones being piled up on either side.
26/3/1987 Towards the Bowden Lane there are three double banks, with small stones visible in places.

Newman, P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 55, figure 18 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV288925	Record Office Collection: Unknown. 1613. List of Boundary Markers (74/698). West Devon Record Office Collection. Unknown.


SDV340436	Monograph: Seymour, D. J.. 1977. Torre Abbey. An Account of its History, Buildings, Cartularies and Lands. Torre Abbey. An Account of its History, Buildings, Cartularies and Lands. Photocopy + Digital. 130.


SDV342938	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #86923 ]


SDV345904	Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet.


SDV359145	Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 55, figure 18.

Associated Monuments

MDV30600	Related to: Possible location of a boundary stone, Buckland Common (Monument)
MDV30982	Related to: Ripman's Gate, Buckland in the Moor (Monument)
MDV30654	Related to: Strip cultivation and clearance on Buckland Common (Monument)
MDV25197	Related to: Trackways across Buckland Common (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey

Date Last Edited:	Dec 14 2021 10:33AM

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