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HER Number:MDV3627
Name:Gatepost at Longash Farm

Summary

Holed stone gate hanger. This was located built into the south side of a stone wall. It measures 0.4 metres by 0.4 metres and is 0.3 metres thick. The hole is 0.15m deep. The stone because it is square would appear to have been the base stone in which the gate axis was seated.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 548 741
Map Sheet:SX57SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 440427
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: SX57SW7
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/35

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GATE PIER (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Worth, R. H., 1949, The Moorstone Age, Part 1, 315 (Article in Serial). SDV274816.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SW7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV227978.

SX 54837418 Holed Stone Gate Hanger. (Worth, R. H., 1948)
(21/11/1950) This was located built into the south side of a stone wall. It measures 0.4m x 0.4m and is 0.3m thick. The hole is 0.15m deep. The stone appears to have been the base stone of a gate to pivot on because it is square in plan.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV227978Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SW7. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV274816Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1949. The Moorstone Age, Part 1. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. A5 Hardback. 315.

Associated Monuments

MDV12820Related to: Huckentor deserted farmstead, Walkhampton (Monument)
MDV3626Related to: Longash farm, near Merrivale, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 18 2021 2:52PM