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| HER Number: | MDV34219 |
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| Name: | Openwork on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
A segmented irregular linear ditch, visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, is one of a number of similar opencuts for tin working on Roborough Down probably dating to the late medieval or post-medieval period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 517 664 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the World War II RAF Harrowbeer airfield, as well as medieval fields and farms, industrial tin working, sections of the Devonport and Plymouth Leats, and part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway on Roborough Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/94/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OPENCUT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV271676.
Des=worksheet(griffiths 1986). Vis=30/4/1986(griffiths). Tin workings, gullies & shafts, from sx51846641 to sx51926641. Probably part of either yeoland consols or south yeoland, active in the second half of c19 (griffiths).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV271677.
Burt + waite + burnley/devon and somerset mines/(1984)118.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1190, RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363067.
A segmented irregular linear earthwork ditch is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A segmented irregular linear earthwork ditch is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A segmented linear ditch, up to approximately 12 metres in width and 425 metres long with very irregular edges, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017. It is one of a number of similar opencuts for tin working on Roborough Down probably dating to the late medieval or post-medieval period.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV271676 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV271677 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5167 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #88230 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363067 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1190 RS 4198-4199 27-FEB-1946. [Mapped feature: #118503 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2345 | Part of: South Yeoland Consols Mine (Monument) |
| MDV55698 | Related to: Bomb craters on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV28243 | Related to: Openwork on Roborough Down, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 3:09PM |
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