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| HER Number: | MDV32064 |
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| Name: | Bank |
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Summary
Low, overgrown earthen bank, which was built to complete the boundary of trowlesworthy warren, therwide encompassed by a water barrier. It closes the gap between spanish lake head and the head of a tributary of blacka brook, which marks the southern boundary of the warren. May have once been a substantial bank and originally may have been strengthened by a fence or wooden pailings. No trace of a stone facing is visible. Now, however, it is almost submerged in a raised bog, and is distinguishable largely by its firmness underfoot in contrast to the surrounding marshy ground. Length 162m x breadth 2m x height 0.60m.(mercer).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 642 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/346
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
Full description
Haynes, R. G., Map of Trowlesworthy Warren (Cartographic). SDV165949.
Mercer, R. J., 1987, An Archaeological Field Survey of the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor 1982-1986, 1207 (Report - Survey). SDV165948.
Low, overgrown earthen bank, which was built to complete the boundary of Trowlesworthy Warren, therwide encompassed by a water barrier. It closes the gap between Spanish Lake Head and the head of a tributary of Blacka Brook, which marks the southern boundary of the warren. May have once been a substantial bank and originally may have been strengthened by a fence or wooden pailings. No trace of a stone facing is visible. Now, however, it is almost submerged in a raised bog, and is distinguishable largely by its firmness underfoot in contrast to the surrounding marshy ground. Length 162m x breadth 2m x height 0.60m.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV165948 | Report - Survey: Mercer, R. J.. 1987. An Archaeological Field Survey of the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor 1982-1986. Edinburgh Archaeological Services. A4 Comb Bound. 1207. |
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| SDV165949 | Cartographic: Haynes, R. G.. Map of Trowlesworthy Warren. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 16 2023 4:09PM |
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